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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.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that this website contains images of deceased persons.

Noel Charlie, 2011 by Tobias Titz

Noel Charlie, 2011

by Tobias Titz
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Bonnie, 2012 by Charlie White

Bonnie, 2012

by Charlie White
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Oscar, 2015 by Charlie White

Oscar, 2015

by Charlie White
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Nasty, before the Dam, 2016 by Charlie White

Nasty, before the Dam, 2016

by Charlie White
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Georgia and Angus (Australian Gothic), 2016 by Charlie White

Georgia and Angus (Australian Gothic), 2016

by Charlie White
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The Bamugura, 2022 Charlie Bliss

The Bamugura

Charlie Bliss
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Aunty Helen, 2021 Charlie Ford

Aunty Helen

Charlie Ford
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Noel Stapleton

Biography

Noel Stapleton (1927-2017) commercial artist, began his career in Brisbane in 1944.

1 portrait in the collection

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Noel Rubie

Biography

Noel Rubie (1901–1976) was a painter and photographer who had a portrait and industrial photography studio in Sydney and worked during the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s.

1 portrait in the collection

Noel McGrowdie

Noel McGrowdie

Biography

Noel 'Digger' McGrowdie (1920-1961), jockey, was born in Brisbane and educated at a Christian Brothers School in Toowoomba before being apprenticed in Brisbane at the age of fourteen.

1 portrait in the collection

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Noel Counihan

Biography

Noel Counihan, born in Melbourne, began his career as a press caricaturist, freelancing in Australia, New Zealand and Europe in the 1930s and 1940s.

1 portrait in the collection

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Noel McKenna

Biography

Noel McKenna (b. 1956), artist, is best known for his spare linear style and paintings of everyday scenarios, often featuring animals and interiors.

3 portraits in the collection

Alan Marshall

Noel Counihan

In their own words
In their own words

Recorded 1961

Noel Fraser Hickey

Noel Fraser Hickey

Biography

Noel Fraser Hickey (1921–2010) was born in Kensington, in Sydney, New South Wales, a stone's throw from the Royal Randwick Racecourse.

1 portrait in the collection

Noel McGrowdie
Noel McGrowdie
Noel McGrowdie

Noel McGrowdie, 1957 (printed 2003)

Ern McQuillan OAM
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2003

Stable Scene with Shane Dye
Stable Scene with Shane Dye
Stable Scene with Shane Dye

Stable Scene with Shane Dye, 2000

Noel McKenna
Portrait, oil on canvas

Gift of the artist 2019. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

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