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Matthew Sleeth
Biography
Matthew Sleeth began his photographic career with a number of monographs including Roaring Days, The Bank Book and Tour of Duty.
2 portraits in the collection
Untitled #15 (Kylie Minogue performs at Tour of Duty concert at Dili Stadium, East Timor, 21 December 1999), 1999-2000
Matthew Sleeth
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2010. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Untitled #88 (Captain Brad Kilpatrick and Kylie Minogue, Balibo, East Timor, 20 December 1999), 1999
Matthew Sleeth
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2010. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
For the boys
Magazine article by Alistair McGhie, 2011
The photographs from Matthew Sleeth's tour of duty series look more like advertisements than images of war.
Matthew Burnett
Biography
Matthew Burnett (1839–1896), the ‘Yorkshire Evangelist’, spent more than twenty years denouncing alcohol in the Australian colonies.
1 portrait in the collection
Matthew Reilly
Biography
Matthew Reilly (b. 1974) is a successful writer of popular fiction novels, characterised by suspenseful narratives and futuristic scenarios.
1 portrait in the collection
Matthew Mitcham
Biography
Matthew Mitcham OAM (b. 1988) won the gold medal in the 10m platform diving event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
1 portrait in the collection
Strutt your stuff
Magazine article by Matthew Jones, 2016
Matthew Jones on the upshot of a St Kilda Road outrage.
Captain Matthew Flinders
Biography
Matthew Flinders (1774–1814), was one of the world’s most accomplished navigators.
2 portraits in the collection
Matthew Reilly, 2006 (printed 2009)
Montalbetti + Campbell
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2009
Untitled #21/09 (after Ricci, 1700; featuring Matthew Mitcham), 2009
Ross Watson
Portrait, oil on board
Gift of the artist 2010. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Painters' paradise
Magazine article by Andrew Sayers AM, 2007
Andrew Sayers feels the warmth in the paintings Matthew Perceval made while the sun shone in southern France.
Some lads #3, 1986 (printed c. 2000)
Tracey Moffatt
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Purchased with funds provided by the Annual Appeal 2024
Matthew Burnett, c. 1865
Henry Samuel Sadd
Portrait, steel engraving on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2015
Captain Matthew Flinders RN, 1814
an unknown artist, Joyce Gold Naval Chronicle Office
Portrait, stipple engraving on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Ted and Gina Gregg 2012
Captain Matthew Flinders RN, 1814
an unknown artist, Joyce Gold Naval Chronicle Office
Portrait, stipple engraving on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2014