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Lady Packer

Lady Florence Packer

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

Lady Packer

Lady Packer

Lady Packer

Lady Packer, 1968

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Lady Florence Packer 2004

Portrait of Mr Frank Packer

Sir Frank Packer

Sir Douglas Frank Hewson Packer KBE (1906-1974), media proprietor, grew up in Sydney and became a cadet journalist on the Daily Guardian, owned by his father RC Packer, in 1923.

2 portraits in the collection

Portrait of Mr Frank Packer

Portrait of Mr Frank Packer

Portrait of Mr Frank Packer

Portrait of Mr Frank Packer, 1956

Judy Cassab AO CBE

Portrait, oil on composition board

Gift of the Packer family 2006

Sir Frank Packer

Sir Frank Packer

Sir Frank Packer

Sir Frank Packer, n.d.

Portrait, fibre-tipped pen on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Mrs Lily Kahan 2017
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Portrait of Mr Frank Packer

Vintage Cassab

Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2006

The oil portrait of Sir Frank Packer KBE by Judy Cassab was gifted to the National Portrait Gallery in 2006.

Florence Austral

Florence Austral

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

1 portrait in the collection

Florence Broadhurst

Florence Broadhurst

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

Portrait of Florence Broadhurst

Portrait of Florence Broadhurst

Portrait of Florence Broadhurst

Portrait of Florence Broadhurst, 1968

Portrait, oil on canvas

Purchased 2007

Florence Austral

Florence Austral

Florence Austral

Florence Austral, c. 1930

Portrait, oil on canvas

Gift of the University of Newcastle (Australia) 2007

Florence Broadhurst

Florence Broadhurst

Florence Broadhurst

Florence Broadhurst, 1975

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

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

Florence Cardell-Oliver

Dame Annie Florence Cardell-Oliver DBE

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

Lady Flo, 2011 by Russell Shakespeare

Lady Flo, 2011

by Russell Shakespeare

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.

Portrait of Deborah Vernon Hackett

Portrait of Deborah Vernon Hackett

Portrait of Deborah Vernon Hackett

Portrait of Deborah Vernon Hackett, c. 1905

Florence Ada Fuller

Portrait, oil on canvas

Purchased with funds provided by Marilyn Darling AC 2005

Florence Cardell-Oliver

Florence Cardell-Oliver

Florence Cardell-Oliver

Florence Cardell-Oliver, n.d.

Broothorn Studios

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

Gift of Chris Nielsen 2016

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