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Portrait of Captain James Cook RN

The hand of Captain Cook

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Learning resources

Take a close look at a portrait with a hidden message in its hands. For Year 7 – 9 students.
Caroline Zilinsky and John Feitelson

Caroline Zilinsky and John Feitelson

Vox pops

John is a very unique character so I really wanted to capture that uniqueness.
Stockyards, 2011 by Adrian Brown

Adrian Brown

NPPP 2012 learning resource

An interview with the photographer.
Portrait of Tam Purves

John Brack's Portraiture

Google Arts and Culture
Learning resources

Learn about artist John Brack, who said that portraits involve three people: the painter, the sitter and the viewer. For Year 6 – 8 students.
Elliot Brown

Elliot Brown

Vox pops

This portrait is called Jaye and it's a photo of my friend. She's a member of the Multicultural Society in Geraldton.
Rachel Ward and Bryan Brown

Californian clinch in the ‘Australian’ outback

Lust

Long-term love scene
Jacki Weaver

Jacki Weaver, 2018

by John Tsiavis
General content

Commissioned with funds provided by Marilyn Darling AC 2018
Tan Le

Tan Le, 2018

by John Tsiavis
General content

Commissioned with funds provided by the Sid and Fiona Myer Family Foundation 2018
Tim Winton

2020 Annual Appeal

Annual Appeal

In 2020 the Annual Appeal was focussed on Sally Robinson's remarkable portrait of author Tim Winton.
Jane Franklin

Jane’s conviction

Devotion

Stand by your man
Portrait of Margaret Olley in her Paddington studio, 2011 by John McRae

John McRae

NPPP 2012 learning resource

An interview with the photographer.
Porter, Charing Cross, 1824 by John Dempsey

John Dempsey folio

General content

View the full collection of portraits in the exhibition.
Dr John Janson-Moore

Dr John Janson-Moore

Vox pops

The Zammitt Family is part of a massive series of mine that I've been doing since early 2020, documenting COVID in and around Sydney.
Arcadia (Wayne Lynch and Bob McTavish)

The soul surfer’s manifesto

Passion

Barrels, bliss and brotherhood
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Annual Appeal

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Honour board
Lee Kernaghan near Broken Hill

Top of the pops to golden guitars

General content

The Seekers, John Farnham and Lee Kernaghan
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