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Noel Rubie
Millicent Preston Stanley Vaughan, c. 1945
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of Judi Preston-Stanley 2013
Millicent Fanny Preston-Stanley Vaughan
Biography
Millicent Fanny Preston Stanley (1883–1955), politician and feminist, was born Millicent Stanley in Sydney in 1883, the daughter of a grocer named Augustine Stanley and his wife Frances (née Preston).
1 portrait in the collection
Harold Cazneaux
Margaret Preston, c. 1930
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM and Barbara Corrigan 2008. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Mary Moore
Fiona Stanley, 2011
Portrait, oil on composition board
Commissioned 2011
Ashtead Potters Limited, Surrey, UK, Percy Metcalfe
Portrait jug of Stanley Melbourne Bruce, 1925-1928
Portrait, glazed ceramic
Purchased 2006
Tom Glover
Stanley Argyle, 1924
Portrait, pen and ink on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012
Barbara Tribe
Stanley Bruce, 1937
Portrait, cast bronze
Gift of the artist 2000
an unknown artist
Archbishop Vaughan, c. 1880
Portrait, carte de visite photograph
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2013
Robert Fielding
Stanley Douglas, 2021
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Purchased with funds provided by the Annual Appeal for Contemporary Australian Photography 2022
Mary Moore
Study for painting commission portrait of Fiona Stanley, 2010
Portrait, oil on composition board
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Commissioned 2011
Walter Preston
Corroboree, or Dance of the Natives of New South Wales, 1820
Portrait, engraving, hand coloured on paper
Purchased 2013
Power suits
The fit within the frame
Exhibition
Celebrate the fashion icon in a playful display of more than 100 collection works and select loans. Meet significant Australians in their finest from Johnny O’Keefe, Sherbet and Nicole Kidman to influential judges, politicians, entrepreneurs and scientists.
Walter Preston
Biography
Walter Preston, engraver and convict, came to New South Wales aboard the Guildford in 1812.
1 portrait in the collection
Margaret Preston
Biography
Margaret Preston (1875-1963) trained at the NGV School and the Adelaide School of Design before leasing a studio and beginning to teach in Adelaide.
1 portrait in the collection
Fiona Stanley AC
Biography
Fiona Stanley AC (b. 1946), paediatric epidemiologist, is a passionate advocate for children and young people.
2 portraits in the collection
Fiona Stanley
'Everyone knew who I was'
Portrait story
Fiona Stanley on her career as a paediatric epidemiologist, and working with Aboriginal communities.