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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.
Jenny Watson
Robert, Lindy, Grant, 1981
Portrait, oil on canvas board (triptych)
Purchased 2002
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
Alastair Morrison
Hedda Morrison, 1941 (printed 2004)
Portrait, type C photograph from an original negative on paper
Gift of the artist 2004
Kerrie Lester
James Morrison with flugelhorn, 1994
Portrait, oil and hand-stitching on canvas
Purchased 1999. Courtesy of the Corrigan family and Stuart Purves.
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.
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.
Peter Brew-Bevan
David Morrison, 2016
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2017
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
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.
Hedda Morrison
Biography
Hedda Morrison (1908-1991) was born Hedda Hammer in Stuttgart, Germany where she acquired her first Box Brownie at the age of 11.
1 portrait in the collection
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 AO
Biography
Lindy Lee AO (b. 1954) is one of Australia's foremost contemporary artists.
3 portraits in the collection
James Morrison
Biography
James Morrison (b. 1962), known internationally as a jazz recording artist, composer and flamboyant virtuoso performer, started to play the cornet at the age of seven.
1 portrait in the collection
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.
Witzel Studios
Sylvia Breamer, c. 1920
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2017