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H. Walter Barnett
Annette Kellerman smiling, c. 1907 (printed 2003)
Portrait, modern bromide print on paper from an original negative
Gift of an anonymous donor 2004
H. Walter Barnett
Annette Kellerman, c. 1907 (printed 2003)
Portrait, modern bromide print from an original negative
Gift of an anonymous donor 2004
Nell, Warwick Edgington, Annette Blair and Belinda Toll, Canberra Glassworks, Crawfords Casting, Eveleigh Works
Self-nature is subtle and mysterious - Tree Woman / Woman Tree, 2023
Portrait, bronze, patinas, stainless steel, hand blown glass
Purchased with funds provided by the Portrait Dinner Series 2023
Birds of a feather
Magazine article by Annette Twyman, 2021
Charting a path from cockatiel to finch, Annette Twyman explores her family portraits and stories.
Maria Brownrigg
An evening at Yarra Cottage, Port Stephens, 1857
Portrait, watercolour and collage on paper
Purchased 2017
Annette Kellerman
Biography
Annette Kellerman (1886–1975), champion swimmer and entertainer, was among the early twentieth century's most recognisable women.
2 portraits in the collection
Greg Weight
Wendy Sharpe, 2000
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Naked ambition
Magazine article by Joanna Gilmour, 2009
Joanna Gilmour dives into the life of Australian swimming legend Annette Kellerman.
Annette
Who are you?
I thought it'd be lovely today to chat with you about two of the works that've really popped out for me from the WHO ARE YOU show, which is all about investigating portraiture through many different mediums. And the mediums I've chosen are sculptures.
Joanna Gilmour
Biography
Joanna Gilmour is the Curator, Collection & Research at the National Portrait Gallery.
George Hurrell
Biography
George Hurrell, born in Kentucky, began his working life studying painting at the Art Institute of Chicago.
1 portrait in the collection
Like wow
Magazine article by Joanna Gilmour, 2009
Joanna Gilmour explores the life of female Australian surfing legend Isabel Letham.
Australians in Hollywood
Magazine article by Simon Elliott, 2003
The exhibition Australians in Hollywood celebrated the achievements of Australians in the highly competitive American film industry.
The Bare story
General content
Curator, Penny Grist, reveals how this exhibition came to be
Lucy Culliton
Explore The Popular Pet Show
Most well-regarded pictures of chickens show them dead. A reliable way to tell if a chicken in a painting is dead is to check if it’s hanging upside down, because unlike, say, cockatoos, chickens don’t practise inversion for enjoyment in life.
The more things change...
NPPP 2017 exhibition essay
General content
Dr Sarah Engledow, National Photographic Portrait Prize judge and curator, introduces the 2017 Prize.