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Eric
Eric
Eric
Amos Gebhardt

Eric, 2020

Portrait, archival inkjet pigment print on paper, trifold hinged triptych

Purchased with funds provided by Susan Armitage 2024

Heath Ledger
Heath Ledger
Heath Ledger
Tony Amos

Heath Ledger, 1998 (printed 2017)

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Gift of the artist 2020

Heath Ledger
Heath Ledger
Heath Ledger
Tony Amos

Heath Ledger, 1998 (printed 2017)

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2020

George Spartels
George Spartels
George Spartels
Ivan Gaal

George Spartels, early 1970s

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2019

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2020

Portrait Donors
Amos Gebhardt Alexis with moon 2024

National Photographic Portrait Prize 2024

Learning resources

Let’s take a look at the National Photographic Portrait Prize for 2024!

George Spartels

George Spartels

Biography

George Spartels (b. 1954), actor, composer, musician and presenter, was a host on the ABC television children’s program Play School from 1985 to 1999.

1 portrait in the collection

by Stuart Campbell Self Portrait, Stuart Campbell

The essence of you

Magazine article by Lee Tulloch, 2011

Lee Tulloch remembers her great friend NIDA-trained actor turned photographer Stuart Campbell.

Kim Leutwyler Courtney and Shane 2022

Stand Proud

Magazine article by Anne O'Hehir, 2023

Anne O’Hehir chats with artist Kim Leutwyler about courage, community and the ethics of looking.

Dr Claire Roberts

References

General content

About the exhibition curator Claire Roberts, and writers Eugene Wang and Zhang Letian.

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Major Supporters

$10,000+
Honour board
photographer unknown Helen Blaxland judging flower arrangements, c. 1940s

Petal to the mettle

Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2019

Sarah Engledow lauds the very civil service of Dame Helen Blaxland.

Amos Gebhardt Alexis with moon 2024

National Photographic Portrait Prize 2024

Previous exhibition, 2024

The National Photographic Portrait Prize 2024 celebrates established and emerging artistic talent from across the country.

James, Rebecca and Sam Mapu

Time and light

In Gallery Seven
Previous exhibition, 2023

This sample of 56 photographs takes in some of the smallest photographs we own and some of the largest, some of the earliest and some of the most recent, as well as multiple photographic processes from daguerreotypes to digital media.

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