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Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Most well-regarded pictures of chickens show them dead. A reliable way to tell if a chicken in a painting is dead is to check if it’s hanging upside down, because unlike, say, cockatoos, chickens don’t practise inversion for enjoyment in life.



Purchased 2009



Purchased 2019



Purchased 2019



Purchased 1999

Anna Culliton never had a colouring-in book when she was little. Her parents –Tony, a filmmaker, and Stephanie, a painter – wouldn’t let her have one. Instead, they insisted on her drawing her own pictures to colour-in.

Eliza Lucy Spencer (c. 1819-1898) was the daughter of the Government Resident at Albany, who was succeeded by George Grey.
1 portrait in the collection



Commissioned with funds provided by Malcolm and Lucy Turnbull 2003



Commissioned with funds provided by Malcolm and Lucy Turnbull 2003



Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012



Commissioned with funds provided by Ian Darling 2008



Purchased 2009



Commissioned with funds provided by Malcolm and Lucy Turnbull 2003



Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2002



Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by L Gordon Darling AC CMG 2009