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Ooldea Tali (Sandhills), 2025
Harriette Bryant
Portrait, synthetic polymer paint, PVC glue and inkjet print on found object
Purchased 2026
Maralinga, 2025
Harriette Bryant
Portrait, synthetic polymer paint, PVC glue and inkjet print on found object
Purchased 2026
Daisy Bates in her office, 2024
Harriette Bryant
Portrait, synthetic polymer paint, PVC glue and inkjet print on found object
Purchased 2026
Children at Ooldea Station with Daisy Bates, 2025
Harriette Bryant
Portrait, synthetic polymer paint, PVC glue and inkjet print on found object
Purchased 2026
Album of portraits of family of William Taylor Macpherson, c. 1880
George S Bryant & Co, Boston
Portrait, 39 tintype photographs in an album
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the family of FW Macpherson 2012
Thea Proctor, c. 1896
an unknown artist
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of Thea Bryant (Proctor) 2005
The life of Bryant
Magazine article by Tenille Hands, 2018
Tenille Hands explores a portrait prize gifted to the National Screen and Sound Archive.
Alice Simpson
Biography
Alice Simpson, née Want was one of nine children of Randolph and Harriette Want, who married in Sydney in 1839.
1 portrait in the collection
Community Supporters
$250+
Honour board
The World of Thea Proctor
Previous exhibition, 2005
The World of Thea Proctor is the Portrait Gallery's second major biographical exhibition - that is, the second exhibition to focus exclusively on the life and work of a single individual
The fat of the land
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2009
Sir Sidney Kidman (1857-1935) is inscribed in Australian legend as the ‘Cattle King’.
Fine and dandy
Magazine article by Joanna Gilmour, 2010
Whether the result of misadventure or misdemeanour, many accomplished artists were transported to Australia where they ultimately left a positive mark on the history of art in this country.
The alchemist’s profile
Magazine article by John Zubrzycki, 2017
John Zubrzycki meets Australian paint pioneer Jim Cobb.
Prima facie
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2019
Sarah Engledow casts a judicious eye over portraits in the Victorian Bar’s Peter O’Callaghan QC Portrait Gallery.