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Pat and Richard Larter, Luddenham, 1970s

Pin-ups

Magazine article by Dr Christopher Chapman, 2008

Christopher Chapman describes the art and life of Australian artist Richard Larter.

Pat Painting No 1

Pat Painting No 1

Pat Painting No 1

Pat Painting No 1, 1983

Portrait, synthetic polymer paint on canvas

Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2008

Pat Painting No 1

Pat Larter

Patricia Larter (1936-1996) was born in the UK and arrived in Australia with her artist husband Richard Larter in 1962.

1 portrait in the collection

Richard Larter

Richard Larter

Richard Larter (1929-2014) was born in London, where he encountered and was influenced by the new generation of young British Pop artists of the 1950s and early 1960s.

6 portraits in the collection

Self portrait with pin-up

Self portrait with pin-up

Self portrait with pin-up

Self portrait with pin-up, 1965

Portrait, synthetic polymer paint and alkyd resin on composition board

Purchased with funds provided by the Basil Bressler Bequest 2002

Self portrait with pin-up

Richard Larter

In their own words

In their own words

Recorded 1965

Richard Larter

Richard Larter

Richard Larter

Richard Larter, 2004

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of R. Ian Lloyd 2010
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Arizona 250 GT Ron Radford and Shiva #1

Arizona 250 GT Ron Radford and Shiva #1

Arizona 250 GT Ron Radford and Shiva #1

Arizona 250 GT Ron Radford and Shiva #1, 2011

Portrait, computer generated image, synthetic polymer paint and gel-glitters on polyester canvas

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2013

Portrait of Nell #15

Portrait of Nell #15

Portrait of Nell #15

Portrait of Nell #15, 2009

Portrait, synthetic polymer paint, gesso, binder medium, gel and glitter on canvas

Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2014

Arizona 250 GT Major General Liz Cosson

Arizona 250 GT Major General Liz Cosson

Arizona 250 GT Major General Liz Cosson

Arizona 250 GT Major General Liz Cosson, 2013

Portrait, computer generated image, synthetic polymer paint and gel-glitters on polyester canvas

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2013

Portrait 29

September - November 2008

This issue of Portrait Magazine includes William Bligh, Lionel Rose, Richard Larter, Layne Beachley, William Yang and more.

Pat Painting No 1

Richard and Pat

Art, love, absurdity and exuberance

Partners in sparkle

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2013

Portrait Donors

Sue Walker

Sue Walker

Sue Walker

Sue Walker, 1977

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Gift of the artist 2003. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Rachel Ward and Bryan Brown

Australian Love Stories

Archived media releases 2021

A major new exhibition celebrating love in all its guises. Opening 20 March 2021.

Self portrait with glove

To Look Within

Self Portraits in Australia

Previous exhibition, 2004

This exhibition is the first comprehensive survey of self-portraits in Australia, from the colonial period to the present

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