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Anna Pavlova, 1926
Harold Cazneaux
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2015
Anna F. Walker
Biography
Anna Frances Walker (1830–1913), botanical artist and collector, was one of the thirteen children of Thomas Walker, a high-ranking colonial public servant, and his wife Anna Elizabeth, the daughter of merchant and landowner John Blaxland.
1 portrait in the collection
Anna Sande
Biography
Anna Sande is a Victorian painter, photographer, curator and writer. With qualifications in art history and political science from the University of Melbourne, she was co-founder and joint co-ordinator of the Women's Art Register Extension Project, established at Carringbush Library in 1977 and now a substantial reference resource on women’s art work.
1 portrait in the collection
Anna Meares OAM
Biography
Anna Meares OAM (b. 1983) is both the youngest Australian track cyclist and first Australian female track cyclist to win an Olympic gold medal.
1 portrait in the collection
Anna Volska
Biography
Anna Volska (b. 1944), actor, came from Poland to Australia with her mother when she was seven.
1 portrait in the collection
Anna Meares
In their own words
In their own words
Recorded 2018
Anna Josepha King, c. 1826-1832
an unknown artist
Portrait, watercolour and gouache on ivory
Purchased 2018
Don Watson, 2002
Anna Sande
Portrait, oil on canvas board
Gift of the artist 2004
Anna Meares and Narelle Autio
'Come along for the ride'
Portrait story
Champion track cyclist, Anna Meares, discusses her portrait with artist Narelle Autio.
Anna Meares, 2018
Narelle Autio
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Commissioned with funds provided by King & Wood Mallesons 2018
Anna Culliton
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Anna Culliton never had a colouring-in book when she was little. Her parents –Tony, a filmmaker, and Stephanie, a painter – wouldn’t let her have one. Instead, they insisted on her drawing her own pictures to colour-in.
Anna Volska, n.d.
Stuart Campbell
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the Estate of Stuart Campbell 2012
Anna Frances Walker, c. 1865
George Perry
Portrait, albumen print photograph, carte de visite format on paper on card
Purchased 2022
Romance Was Born
'It feels how we imagined it'
Portrait story
Anna Plunkett and Luke Sales on forming Romance Was Born, and the inspiration behind their portrait by Samuel Hodge.
Romance Was Born, 2025
Samuel Hodge
Portrait, photographic installation, collaged pigment prints, wallpaper
Commissioned with funds provided by Hayley Baillie 2025
The Pavlova
About Face article
It is a painful truth, but one which must be faced up to, that the pavlova, that iconic Australian dessert, a staple since the 1930s, was actually invented in New Zealand.