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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.

Gough Whitlam and Bob Hawke
Gough Whitlam and Bob Hawke
Gough Whitlam and Bob Hawke
Robert McFarlane

Gough Whitlam and Bob Hawke, c. 1976 (printed 2017)

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2017

'awk' (Bob Hawke)
'awk' (Bob Hawke)
'awk' (Bob Hawke)
Frank Hinder

'awk' (Bob Hawke), 1972

Portrait, fibre-tipped pen on paper

Gift of HOTA (Home of the Arts), Gold Coast 2019 with the encouragement of Patrick Corrigan AM

Bob Hawke
Bob Hawke
Bob Hawke
Luke Cornish

Bob Hawke, 2012

Portrait, hand-cut acetate stencil, aerosol enamel on canvas

Purchased 2013

Discussion between Bob Hawke and Yunupingu, Burunga Festival, Northern Territory
Discussion between Bob Hawke and Yunupingu, Burunga Festival, Northern Territory
Discussion between Bob Hawke and Yunupingu, Burunga Festival, Northern Territory
Sue Ford

Discussion between Bob Hawke and Yunupingu, Burunga Festival, Northern Territory, 1988 (printed 2015)

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Purchased 2015

Bob Hawke
Bob Hawke
Bob Hawke
Gary Ede

Bob Hawke, 1987 (printed 2018)

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Purchased 2018

Bob Hawke
Bob Hawke
Bob Hawke
Louis Kahan AO

Bob Hawke, n.d.

Portrait, pencil on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Mrs Lily Kahan 2017
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Bob Hawke
Bob Hawke
Bob Hawke
Louis Kahan AO

Bob Hawke, n.d.

Portrait, pencil on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Mrs Lily Kahan 2017
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Bob Hawke
Bob Hawke
Bob Hawke
Louis Kahan AO

Bob Hawke, n.d.

Portrait, graphite pencil on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Mrs Lily Kahan 2017
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Bob Hawke
Bob Hawke
Bob Hawke
Louis Kahan AO

Bob Hawke, n.d.

Portrait, pencil on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Mrs Lily Kahan 2017
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Sidney Nolan and Robert Helpmann at Bonython Gallery, Adelaide Arts Festival
Sidney Nolan and Robert Helpmann at Bonython Gallery, Adelaide Arts Festival
Sidney Nolan and Robert Helpmann at Bonython Gallery, Adelaide Arts Festival
Robert McFarlane

Sidney Nolan and Robert Helpmann at Bonython Gallery, Adelaide Arts Festival, c. 1964 (printed 2015)

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 1999

Robert Hunter, July 1978
Robert Hunter, July 1978
Robert Hunter, July 1978
Robert Rooney

Robert Hunter, July 1978, 1978 (printed 2012)

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012

Robert Dessaix
Robert Dessaix
Robert Dessaix
Robert Hannaford AM

Robert Dessaix, 1998

Portrait, oil on canvas

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Robert Dessaix 2000
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Robert Earl of Buckinghamshire (Hobart)
Robert Earl of Buckinghamshire (Hobart)
Robert Earl of Buckinghamshire (Hobart)
Robert Dunkarton after Sir Thomas Lawrence

Robert Earl of Buckinghamshire (Hobart), 1808

Portrait, mezzotint on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012

James Robert Millar Robertson
James Robert Millar Robertson
James Robert Millar Robertson
W.A. Bowring

James Robert Millar Robertson, 1926

Portrait, oil on canvas

Gift of the descendants of James Robert Millar Robertson 2011

Sir Robert Menzies
Sir Robert Menzies
Sir Robert Menzies
Louis Kahan AO

Sir Robert Menzies, c. 1952

Portrait, fibre-tipped pen and ink on paper

Gift of Mrs Lily Kahan 2017. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Robert Rooney, self portrait December 1978
Robert Rooney, self portrait December 1978
Robert Rooney, self portrait December 1978
Robert Rooney

Robert Rooney, self portrait December 1978, 1978 (printed 2012)

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012

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