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Purchased 2007



Gift of the artist 2003. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Florence Broadhurst (1899-1977), designer, grew up in rural Queensland, where she won a singing competition in 1915 and performed regularly in various towns.
2 portraits in the collection



Gift of the University of Newcastle (Australia) 2007



Gift of Chris Nielsen 2016



Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2001



Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Lady Florence Packer 2004



Purchased with funds provided by Marilyn Darling AC 2005

The name of Florence Broadhurst, one of Australia’s most significant wallpaper and textile designers, is now firmly cemented in the canon of Australian art and design.



Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2015

Lady Florence Packer (1915-2012) was born in Paris to Edmond Porges, a major in the British Army, and his Russian wife Marie-Mathilde Brodsky.
1 portrait in the collection

Florence Austral (1892–1968), operatic soprano, achieved international renown during the 1920s.
1 portrait in the collection

Dame Annie Florence Cardell-Oliver DBE (1876–1965), politician, grew up in Melbourne before marrying David Sykes Boyd, a wool buyer, and returning with him to England.
1 portrait in the collection

Gift of the late May Ralph 2019



Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2017



Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the Estate of Stuart Campbell 2012