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Her Excellency Marjorie Jackson-Nelson AC CVO MBE
Her Excellency Marjorie Jackson-Nelson AC CVO MBE
Her Excellency Marjorie Jackson-Nelson AC CVO MBE
Avril Thomas

Her Excellency Marjorie Jackson-Nelson AC CVO MBE, 2006

Portrait, oil on canvas

Commissioned 2006

Preparatory study for Her Excellency Marjorie Jackson-Nelson AC CVO MBE
Preparatory study for Her Excellency Marjorie Jackson-Nelson AC CVO MBE
Preparatory study for Her Excellency Marjorie Jackson-Nelson AC CVO MBE
Avril Thomas

Preparatory study for Her Excellency Marjorie Jackson-Nelson AC CVO MBE, 2005

Portrait, charcoal on paper

Commissioned 2006

Marjorie Jackson
Marjorie Jackson
Marjorie Jackson
an unknown artist

Marjorie Jackson, 1953

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Purchased 2011

Her Excellency Marjorie Jackson-Nelson AC CVO MBE

Her Excellency Marjorie Jackson-Nelson AC CVO MBE

Biography

Her Excellency Marjorie Jackson-Nelson AC CVO MBE (b. 1931), former sprinter, was Governor of South Australia from 2001 to 2007.

3 portraits in the collection

Portrait of Marjorie Cotton
Portrait of Marjorie Cotton
Portrait of Marjorie Cotton
Jean Isherwood OAM

Portrait of Marjorie Cotton, 1969

Portrait, oil on canvas

Gift of Marjorie Cotton Isherwood 2002

Marjorie Lawrence, Paris
Marjorie Lawrence, Paris
Marjorie Lawrence, Paris
an unknown artist

Marjorie Lawrence, Paris, 1937

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2007

Marjorie Lawrence, Amneris
Marjorie Lawrence, Amneris
Marjorie Lawrence, Amneris
an unknown artist

Marjorie Lawrence, Amneris, 1951

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2007

Her Excellency Marjorie Jackson-Nelson AC CVO MBE

Spikes: then and now

Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2006

As part of its ongoing program of commissions of portraits of prominent Australians, the National Portrait Gallery has unveiled a portrait of Her Excellency Marjorie Jackson-Nelson by South Australian artist Avril Thomas.

Aussie Icon: Portrait of Linda Jackson
Aussie Icon: Portrait of Linda Jackson
Aussie Icon: Portrait of Linda Jackson
Adrienne Doig

Aussie Icon: Portrait of Linda Jackson, 2023

Portrait, synthetic polymer paint on wood

Purchased with funds provided by donors 2023

William Jackson Hooker
William Jackson Hooker
William Jackson Hooker
Thomas Herbert Maguire

William Jackson Hooker, 1851

Portrait, lithograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2013

Nelson Mandela, Sydney
Nelson Mandela, Sydney
Nelson Mandela, Sydney
David Moore

Nelson Mandela, Sydney, 2000

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2001. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
The series 'David Moore: From Face to Face' was acquired as a gift of the artist and with financial assistance from Timothy Fairfax AC and L Gordon Darling AC CMG 2001.

Nelson Mandela, Sydney
Nelson Mandela, Sydney
Nelson Mandela, Sydney
David Moore

Nelson Mandela, Sydney, 2000

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2001. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
The series 'David Moore: From Face to Face' was acquired as a gift of the artist and with financial assistance from Timothy Fairfax AC and L Gordon Darling AC CMG 2001.

Nelson Mandela, Sydney
Nelson Mandela, Sydney
Nelson Mandela, Sydney
David Moore

Nelson Mandela, Sydney, 2000

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2001. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
The series 'David Moore: From Face to Face' was acquired as a gift of the artist and with financial assistance from Timothy Fairfax AC and L Gordon Darling AC CMG 2001.

James Horatio Nelson Cassell
James Horatio Nelson Cassell
James Horatio Nelson Cassell
an unknown artist

James Horatio Nelson Cassell, late 1840s to early 1850s

Portrait, daguerreotype

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2018

Sir George Reid
Sir George Reid
Sir George Reid
Nelson Illingworth

Sir George Reid, c. 1895

Portrait, cast plaster, painted

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2016

'The crimson thread of kinship' Henry Parkes
'The crimson thread of kinship' Henry Parkes
'The crimson thread of kinship' Henry Parkes
Nelson Illingworth

'The crimson thread of kinship' Henry Parkes, c. 1898

Portrait, painted terracotta

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by the Liangis family 2012

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