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Angus Trumble salutes the glorious portraiture of Sir Thomas Lawrence.
Angus Trumble reflects on the force of nature that was Helena Rubinstein.
Angus Trumble reveals the complex technical mastery behind a striking recent acquisition, Henry Bone’s enamel portrait of William Manning.
Angus Trumble pays tribute to John Clarke.
Angus Trumble gazes at the once bright star of photographer Ruth Hollick.
Angus and the arbiters talk (photo) shop for the National Photographic Portrait Prize.
Angus Trumble treats the gallery’s collection with a dab hand.
Angus Trumble ponders the many faces of William Bligh.
Angus Trumble provides poignant context for Aña Wojak’s portrait of Tony Carden.
Angus Trumble’s tribute to the late Right Honourable Malcolm Fraser.
Esther Erlich’s portrait of Lady McMahon.
Twice rebelled against, and twice vindicated, William Bligh occupies an ambivalent space in Australian history. Angus Trumble, former Director of the National Portrait Gallery, explains.
In this ten-part series on Australian portraits, Angus Trumble and Fiona Gruber hold a wide-ranging, thought-provoking and often unexpected face-off with history and culture.
The National Photographic Portrait Prize exhibition is selected from a national field of entries, reflecting the distinctive vision of Australia's aspiring and professional portrait photographers and the unique nature of their subjects.