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The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to Elders both past and present.

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Gladys Moncrieff

Gladys Moncrieff OBE

Gladys Moncrieff (1892-1976), soprano, grew up in Queensland, where she first toured as 'Little Gladys - The Australian Wonder Child' with a small musical road show.

4 portraits in the collection

Gladys Moncrieff

Gladys Moncrieff

Gladys Moncrieff

Gladys Moncrieff, 1920s

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Sally Douglas 2009

Gladys Moncrieff album

Gladys Moncrieff album

Gladys Moncrieff album

Gladys Moncrieff album,

an unknown artist

Portrait, 38 page scrap book (19 doublesided pages unbound) featuring photographs and ephemera

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2008

Gladys Moncrieff

Gladys Moncrieff

Gladys Moncrieff

Gladys Moncrieff, 1963

an unknown artist

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2008

Group photograph with Gladys Moncrieff

Group photograph with Gladys Moncrieff

Group photograph with Gladys Moncrieff

Group photograph with Gladys Moncrieff,

an unknown artist

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2008

Gladys Marks

Gladys Hope Marks

Gladys Hope Marks (1883–1970), university lecturer and women's rights activist, was born in Brisbane.

1 portrait in the collection

Gladys Cotta

Gladys Cotta

Gladys Cotta

Gladys Cotta, 1984

Portrait, pastel on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Joseph Mathew Cotta and Gladys Maria Cotta 2016

Gladys Marks

Gladys Marks

Gladys Marks

Gladys Marks, c. 1962

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper laid down on cardboard mount

Gift of Danina Dupain Anderson 2021. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

George Highland

George A. Highland

George A Highland (1874-1954), theatrical producer, grew up in England, where, as a choirboy, he came to the attention of Arthur Sullivan.

1 portrait in the collection

Claude Charlick

Claude Charlick

Claude Charlick

Claude Charlick, 1961

Portrait, oil on masonite

Gift of Gladys Lock née Charlick 2012

Joseph Cotta

Joseph Cotta

Joseph Cotta

Joseph Cotta, 1984

Portrait, pastel on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Joseph Mathew Cotta and Gladys Maria Cotta 2016

Gil Askey, 2011 by Titian Scheffer

Gil Askey, 2011

by Titian Scheffer

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2016

Portrait Donors

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2012

Portrait Donors

Jessie Street

First Ladies

Significant Australian Women 1913–2013

Previous exhibition, 2013

First Ladies profiles women who have achieved noteworthy firsts over the past 100 years.

Study for Aunty Mary King, 2010 by Mathew Lynn

The animating signature

Magazine article by Joanna Gilmour, 2019

Joanna Gilmore delights in the affecting drawings of Mathew Lynn.

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