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Hermannsburg Potters
Hermannsburg Potters
Hermannsburg Potters
Greg Weight

Hermannsburg Potters, 1999

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

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Peter English

Graham Kennedy, c. 1962 (printed 2000)

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Tony Sattler 2016

Graham Kennedy and the Seekers in Melbourne
Graham Kennedy and the Seekers in Melbourne
Graham Kennedy and the Seekers in Melbourne
Robert Whitaker

Graham Kennedy and the Seekers in Melbourne, c. 1968

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2007

The Honourable J.J. Carlton with Cravat
The Honourable J.J. Carlton with Cravat
The Honourable J.J. Carlton with Cravat
Esther Erlich

The Honourable J.J. Carlton with Cravat, 2000

Portrait, oil on canvas

Gift of an anonymous donor 2001. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Portrait of a lady (Sonia McMahon)
Portrait of a lady (Sonia McMahon)
Portrait of a lady (Sonia McMahon)
Esther Erlich

Portrait of a lady (Sonia McMahon), 1999

Portrait, synthetic polymer paint on canvas

Gift of an anonymous donor 2014

Potters' Portrait Pot
Potters' Portrait Pot
Potters' Portrait Pot
Hermannsburg Potters, Irene Mbitjana Entata, Virginia Mbitjana Rontji, Lindy Panangka Rontji, Rahel Kngwarria Ungwanaka, Rona Panangka Rubuntja, Dawn Ngala Wheeler, Judith Pungarta Inkamala, Anita Ratara Mbitjana, Hayley Panangka Coulthard, Clara Ngala Inkamala

Potters' Portrait Pot, 2009

Portrait, fired terracotta clay, underglaze

Commissioned 2009

The Bushranger Tragedy (from The Australasian Sketcher, 23 November 1878)
The Bushranger Tragedy (from The Australasian Sketcher, 23 November 1878)
The Bushranger Tragedy (from The Australasian Sketcher, 23 November 1878)
an unknown artist, The Australasian Sketcher

The Bushranger Tragedy (from The Australasian Sketcher, 23 November 1878), 1878

Portrait, wood engraving on paper

Purchased 2003

Paul Capsis
Paul Capsis
Paul Capsis
Esther Erlich

Paul Capsis, 2004

Portrait, oil and synthetic polymer paint on canvas

Gift of the artist 2017

Graham Kennedy and the Seekers in Melbourne

Graham Kennedy AO

Biography

Graham Kennedy AO (1934-2005), entertainer, began his career in Melbourne radio in 1949.

2 portraits in the collection

The Bushranger Tragedy (from The Australasian Sketcher, 23 November 1878)

Sergeant Michael Kennedy

Biography

A police party comprising Sergeant Kennedy and Constables Lonigan, Scanlan and McIntyre was dispatched to capture the Kelly gang in 1878.

1 portrait in the collection

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Esther Erlich

Biography

Esther Erlich (b. 1955), a Melbourne-based painter, has been exhibiting since the early 1980s, often with the Libby Edwards Galleries in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane and the Barry Newton Gallery in Adelaide.

3 portraits in the collection

Mick Molloy
Mick Molloy
Mick Molloy
Andrew Maccoll

Mick Molloy, 2009

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2009

Ned Kelly death mask
Ned Kelly death mask
Ned Kelly death mask
an unknown artist after Maximilian Kreitmayer

Ned Kelly death mask, date unknown

Portrait, cast plaster

Collection: National Portrait Gallery Study Collection, Canberra
Gift of John Molony 2018

Bert Newton
Bert Newton
Bert Newton
Robin Sellick

Bert Newton, 2006

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Gift of the artist 2006

Annette Kellerman smiling
Annette Kellerman smiling
Annette Kellerman smiling
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

The Kelly Gang (from The Australasian Sketcher, 17 July 1880)
The Kelly Gang (from The Australasian Sketcher, 17 July 1880)
The Kelly Gang (from The Australasian Sketcher, 17 July 1880)
Tom Carrington, The Australasian Sketcher

The Kelly Gang (from The Australasian Sketcher, 17 July 1880), 1880

Portrait, wood engraving on paper

Purchased 2017

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