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Portrait of Florence Broadhurst
Portrait of Florence Broadhurst
Portrait of Florence Broadhurst
Joshua Smith

Portrait of Florence Broadhurst, 1968

Portrait, oil on canvas

Purchased 2007

Florence Broadhurst
Florence Broadhurst
Florence Broadhurst
Lewis Morley

Florence Broadhurst, 1975

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

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

Florence Broadhurst

Florence Broadhurst

Biography

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

Florence Austral
Florence Austral
Florence Austral
Howard Barron

Florence Austral, c. 1930

Portrait, oil on canvas

Gift of the University of Newcastle (Australia) 2007

Florence Cardell-Oliver
Florence Cardell-Oliver
Florence Cardell-Oliver
Broothorn Studios

Florence Cardell-Oliver, n.d.

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper laid on photography studio backing board

Gift of Chris Nielsen 2016

Charles Conder, Stella Maris Condor and Florence Humphrey at les Petites Dalles, Normandy
Charles Conder, Stella Maris Condor and Florence Humphrey at les Petites Dalles, Normandy
Charles Conder, Stella Maris Condor and Florence Humphrey at les Petites Dalles, Normandy
H. Walter Barnett

Charles Conder, Stella Maris Condor and Florence Humphrey at les Petites Dalles, Normandy, 1902

Portrait, platinum photograph

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2001

Lady Packer
Lady Packer
Lady Packer
Cecil Beaton

Lady Packer, 1968

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Lady Florence Packer 2004

Portrait of Deborah Vernon Hackett
Portrait of Deborah Vernon Hackett
Portrait of Deborah Vernon Hackett
Florence Ada Fuller

Portrait of Deborah Vernon Hackett, c. 1905

Portrait, oil on canvas

Purchased with funds provided by Marilyn Darling AC 2005

Portrait of Florence Broadhurst

Be bold

Magazine article by Katherine Russell, 2007

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.

Harold Cazneaux
Harold Cazneaux
Harold Cazneaux
Florence Milson, Harold Cazneaux

Harold Cazneaux, 1919

Portrait, bromoil photograph

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2015

Lady Packer

Lady Florence Packer

Biography

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

Florence Austral

Biography

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

1 portrait in the collection

Florence Cardell-Oliver

Dame Annie Florence Cardell-Oliver DBE

Biography

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

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Joshua Smith

Self portrait at 85, 1990

Portrait, oil on primed masonite

Gift of the late May Ralph 2019

Kate Fitzpatrick
Kate Fitzpatrick
Kate Fitzpatrick
Robert McFarlane

Kate Fitzpatrick, 1978 (printed 2017)

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2017

Gillian Armstrong
Gillian Armstrong
Gillian Armstrong
Stuart Campbell

Gillian Armstrong, 1985

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

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

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