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Hermannsburg Potters

Hermannsburg Potters

Hermannsburg Potters

Hermannsburg Potters, 1999

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

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

Potters' Portrait Pot

Potters' Portrait Pot

Potters' Portrait Pot

Potters' Portrait Pot, 2009

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

Portrait, fired terracotta clay, underglaze

Commissioned 2009

Lindy Lee

Lindy Lee AO

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

2 portraits in the collection

Lindy Morrison

'We were so lucky'

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

Robert, Lindy, Grant

Lindy Morrison

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

Robert, Lindy, Grant

Lindy Morrison

In their own words

In their own words

Recorded 2021

Lindy Lee

Lindy Lee

Lindy Lee

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

Lindy Lee, 2003

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

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

Lindy Lee - Birth and Death, 2006 by Robert Scott-Mitchell

Lindy Lee - Birth and Death, 2006

by Robert Scott-Mitchell

Lindy Morrison

Lindy (No. 2 of Robert, Lindy, Grant)

Robert, Lindy, Grant

Robert, Lindy, Grant

Robert, Lindy, Grant

Robert, Lindy, Grant, 1981

Portrait, oil on canvas board (triptych)

Purchased 2002

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.

In Conversation

Rock Chick: Lindy Morrison, 12th March 2021

Recorded virtual programs

Lindy Morrison has played in her share of bands over the years. From jazz to pop to punk, she’s been an ever-present force in Australian music.

Potters' Portrait Pot

Of human clay

Magazine article by Michael Desmond, 2009

The first collaborative commission has arrived. It's a self portrait, it's ceramic and it's from Hermannsburg.

Robert Foster

Robert (No. 1 of Robert, Lindy, Grant)

Grant McLennan

Grant (No. 3 of Robert, Lindy, Grant)

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