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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.

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Alec Murray

Alec Murray was a photographer whose Alec Murray's Album: Personalities of Australia was published by Sydney Ure Smith in about 1948.

1 portrait in the collection

The Merioola Group

The Merioola Group

The Merioola Group

The Merioola Group, 1940s

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2008. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Olly's Trolly, Freddie's Brushes

Olly's Trolly, Freddie's Brushes

Olly's Trolly, Freddie's Brushes

Olly's Trolly, Freddie's Brushes, 1989

Portrait, monoprint on paper

Gift of the artist 2001

Sir Alec Nigel Broers

Sir Alec N. Broers

Alec Nigel Broers, Lord Broers FRS, HonFMedSci, FREng (b. 1938) was Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University from 1996 to 2003.

1 portrait in the collection

Portrait of Alec Campbell

Portrait of Alec Campbell

Portrait of Alec Campbell

Portrait of Alec Campbell, 2001-2004

Portrait, oil on canvas

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2005

Alec Baker

Alec Baker

Alec Baker

Alec Baker, 2021

Robert Fielding

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Purchased with funds provided by the Annual Appeal for Contemporary Australian Photography 2022

Sir Alec Nigel Broers

Sir Alec Nigel Broers

Sir Alec Nigel Broers

Sir Alec Nigel Broers, 1999 (printed 2022)

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Purchased 2022

Study for portrait of Les Murray

Les Murray AO

Leslie Allan ‘Les’ Murray AO (1938-2019) was acknowledged during his lifetime as one of the great poets writing in English.

4 portraits in the collection

Neil Murray

Neil Murray

Neil Murray (b. 1956), singer/songwriter, grew up in country Victoria, studied art and became a teacher.

2 portraits in the collection

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Murray Godfrey

Mervyn Godfrey OAM (1924-2013), Dean Godfrey (b. 1970), David Godfrey (b.

1 portrait in the collection

Murray Tyrrell

Murray Tyrrell AM

Murray Tyrrell AM (1921-2000) was a winemaker. Born in the Hunter Valley, Tyrrell served in the Pacific during World War II and became a cattle trader when he was repatriated.

1 portrait in the collection

Murray Bail

Murray Bail

Murray Bail (b. 1941), writer, was born in Adelaide and spent several years in India and England in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

3 portraits in the collection

Binowee, 2010 by Murray Vanderveer

Binowee, 2010

by Murray Vanderveer

Langscape, 2006 by Murray Vanderveer

Langscape, 2006

by Murray Vanderveer

Study for portrait of Les Murray

Study for portrait of Les Murray

Study for portrait of Les Murray

Study for portrait of Les Murray, 1995

Portrait, charcoal on paper

Gift of the artist 2001

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Les Murray, 2003

Portrait, bromide fibre print

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Norman McBeath 2011

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