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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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Mel Gibson
Mel Gibson
Mel Gibson
William Yang

Mel Gibson, 1982

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Purchased 2003

Sir Robert Gibson
Sir Robert Gibson
Sir Robert Gibson
Paul Montford

Sir Robert Gibson, 1934

Portrait, cast bronze on granite base

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of The Australian Industry Group 2012

Saide, R.Y.S. (Charles Gibson Millar)
Saide, R.Y.S. (Charles Gibson Millar)
Saide, R.Y.S. (Charles Gibson Millar)
Sir Leslie Ward, Vincent Brooks, Day & Son, Vanity Fair Magazine

Saide, R.Y.S. (Charles Gibson Millar), 1894

Portrait, chromolithograph on paper

Purchased 2015

Heath
Heath
Heath
Brett Canét-Gibson

Heath, 2020 (printed 2022)

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Purchased 2022

Ian Thorpe
Ian Thorpe
Ian Thorpe
Brett Canét-Gibson

Ian Thorpe, 1998 (printed 2019)

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Purchased 2019

Trevor Jamieson
Trevor Jamieson
Trevor Jamieson
Brett Canét-Gibson

Trevor Jamieson, 2016

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Purchased 2018

Harold Parker
Harold Parker
Harold Parker
Bessie Gibson

Harold Parker, c. 1906

Portrait, watercolour on ivory in locket frame

Gift of Rosamond Shepherd 2010. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Mel Gibson

Mel Gibson AO

Biography

Mel Gibson (b. 1956), actor, was born in New York state, the sixth of eleven children of a railroad brakeman and an Australian opera singer.

1 portrait in the collection

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Brett Canét-Gibson

Biography

Brett Canét-Gibson (b. 1965) has a 25-year career as an image maker, Creative Director, writer and communicator in portrait, still life and landscape commercial and editorial photography, graphic design and visual arts.

3 portraits in the collection

Brett Canét-Gibson & Heath Bergersen

Brett Canét-Gibson & Heath Bergersen

'My influence is around 1850'
Portrait story

Brett Canét-Gibson on making a portrait with Heath Bergersen.

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Bessie Gibson

Biography

Bessie Gibson (1868-1961), like Harold Parker, studied under Godfrey Rivers at the Brisbane Central Technical College, where she developed an interest in miniature painting.

1 portrait in the collection

Sir Robert Gibson

Sir Robert Gibson

Biography

Sir Robert Gibson GBE (1863-1934) trained in design and drafting in Glasgow, where he began work as a designer at an iron company; he soon became manager of its London office.

1 portrait in the collection

Saide, R.Y.S. (Charles Gibson Millar)

Charles Gibson Millar

Biography

Charles Gibson Millar (1839–1900), entrepreneur, was engaged in a number of industrial and agricultural enterprises in Australia during the 1870s, 80s and 90s.

1 portrait in the collection

The Australian exploring expedition travelling through scrub (from the Illustrated London News 1879)
The Australian exploring expedition travelling through scrub (from the Illustrated London News 1879)
The Australian exploring expedition travelling through scrub (from the Illustrated London News 1879)
The Illustrated London News after Jesse Young

The Australian exploring expedition travelling through scrub (from the Illustrated London News 1879), 1876

Portrait, wood engraving on paper

Purchased 2010

Andrew Southall
Andrew Southall
Andrew Southall
Rick Amor

Andrew Southall, 1992

Portrait, drypoint on wove paper

Gift of the artist 2005. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Gillian Armstrong AM
Gillian Armstrong AM
Gillian Armstrong AM
Gordon Glenn

Gillian Armstrong AM, 1973

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2003

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