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The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to Elders both past and present.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that this website contains images of deceased persons.

Lindy Lee
Lindy Lee
Lindy Lee
Greg Weight

Lindy Lee, 1995

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Lindy Lee
Lindy Lee
Lindy Lee
Greg Weight

Lindy Lee, 2003

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Robert, Lindy, Grant
Robert, Lindy, Grant
Robert, Lindy, Grant
Jenny Watson

Robert, Lindy, Grant, 1981

Portrait, oil on canvas board (triptych)

Purchased 2002

Dr Dick Quan
Dr Dick Quan
Dr Dick Quan
Lindy Lee AO

Dr Dick Quan, 2000

Portrait, diptych: synthetic polymer paint, oil wax, photocopy on paper on board laid on aluminium

Gift of Dr Dick Quan 2026. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program

Hermannsburg Potters
Hermannsburg Potters
Hermannsburg Potters
Greg Weight

Hermannsburg Potters, 1999

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Lindy Morrison

'We were so lucky'
Portrait story

Musician Lindy Morrison on starting out as a drummer, and Jenny Watson's portraits of The Go-Betweens.

Potters' Portrait Pot
Potters' Portrait Pot
Potters' Portrait Pot
Hermannsburg Potters, Irene Mbitjana Entata, Virginia Mbitjana Rontji, Lindy Panangka Rontji, Rahel Kngwarria Ungwanaka, Rona Panangka Rubuntja, Dawn Ngala Wheeler, Judith Pungarta Inkamala, Anita Ratara Mbitjana, Hayley Panangka Coulthard, Clara Ngala Inkamala

Potters' Portrait Pot, 2009

Portrait, fired terracotta clay, underglaze

Commissioned 2009

Lindy Lee

Lindy Lee AO

Biography

Lindy Lee AO (b. 1954) is one of Australia's foremost contemporary artists.

3 portraits in the collection

Robert, Lindy, Grant

Lindy Morrison

Biography

Lindy Morrison joined The Go-Betweens as drummer in 1980. After the band split up in early 1990, she teamed up with another ex Go-Between, Amanda Brown, in a group called Cleopatra Wong.

1 portrait in the collection

Miranda Otto
Miranda Otto
Miranda Otto
Montalbetti + Campbell

Miranda Otto, 1997

Portrait, direct positive colour photograph on paper

Gift of the artists 2003

Miranda Otto
Miranda Otto
Miranda Otto
Montalbetti + Campbell

Miranda Otto, 1997

Portrait, direct positive colour photograph

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artists 2003

Miranda Otto
Miranda Otto
Miranda Otto
Montalbetti + Campbell

Miranda Otto, 1997

Portrait, direct positive colour photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artists 2003

Chester Porter QC
Chester Porter QC
Chester Porter QC
Graeme Inson

Chester Porter QC, 1997

Portrait, oil on canvas laid on board

Gift of Jean Porter and family 2021. Donated through the Australia Government’s Cultural Gifts Program.

Robert, Lindy, Grant

Face the music

Magazine article by Christine Clark, 2005

Drawn from the Gallery's collection, the exhibition Face the Music explores the remarkable talents and achievements of Australian musicians, composers, conductors and celebrities associated with the music industry.

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Esther Erlich

Biography

Esther Erlich (b. 1955), a Melbourne-based painter, has been exhibiting since the early 1980s, often with the Libby Edwards Galleries in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane and the Barry Newton Gallery in Adelaide.

3 portraits in the collection

Chester Porter QC

Chester Porter QC

Biography

From the age of thirteen Chester Porter QC (1926–2021) knew he wanted to be a barrister.

1 portrait in the collection

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