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The Sands Brothers, c. 1940s
an unknown artist
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Purchased 2011
Clem Sands
Biography
Clem, George, David, Alfie and Russell Sands were members of one of Australia's most famous sporting families.
2 portraits in the collection
Clem Sands, c. 1940s
an unknown artist
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Purchased 2011
Clem Hill
Biography
Clem Hill (1877–1945) was one of sixteen children and born into a notable Adelaide sporting family.
1 portrait in the collection
Clem Hill (member of the 1896 Australian Cricket Team), 1896
H Parker Rolfe
Portrait, albumen photograph on cabinet card
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by L Gordon Darling AC CMG 2014
Clem Seale and Robert Emerson Curtis, c. 1944
Max Dupain OBE
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Purchased with funds provided by Timothy Fairfax AC 2003
George Sands
Biography
Clem, George, David, Alfie and Russell Sands were members of one of Australia's most famous sporting families.
2 portraits in the collection
Alfie Sands
Biography
Clem, George, David, Alfie and Russell Sands were members of one of Australia's most famous sporting families.
2 portraits in the collection
Russell Sands
Biography
Clem, George, David, Alfie and Russell Sands were members of one of Australia's most famous sporting families.
2 portraits in the collection
Dave Sands
Biography
Clem, George, David, Alfie and Russell Sands were members of one of Australia's most famous sporting families.
2 portraits in the collection
Dave Sands, c. 1940s
an unknown artist
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Purchased 2011
Russell Sands, n.d.
an unknown artist
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Purchased 2011
Alfie Sands, c. 1940s
an unknown artist
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Purchased 2011
George Sands, c. 1940s
an unknown artist
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Purchased 2011
Seeing stars
Magazine article by Joanna Gilmour, 2013
Joanna Gilmour explores photographic depictions of Aboriginal sportsmen including Lionel Rose, Dave Sands, Jerry Jerome and Douglas Nicholls.
Charles Chauvel
Biography
Charles Chauvel (1897-1959), actor and film-maker, worked on the sets of Snowy Baker films as a young man, and followed the great action hero to Hollywood in 1921.
1 portrait in the collection