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Peter Schipperheyn
Bust of Peter Garrett, 1991-2016
Portrait, carved marble on travertine marble base
Gift of the artist 2018. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Karin Catt
Peter Garrett, 1999
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2002
eX de Medici
Test #5 Garrett in landscape: Preparatory study for 'Nothing's as precious as a hole in the ground', 2001
Portrait, watercolour, gouache, mangrove bark pigment with alum on vellum
Commissioned with funds from the Basil Bressler Bequest 2001
Peter Garrett AM
Biography
Peter Garrett AM (b. 1953), musician, environmental and social activist, and former politician, is the lead singer of the band Midnight Oil, which originated in Sydney's northern beaches in the mid-1970s.
12 portraits in the collection
eX de Medici
N.T. Ranger Uranium: Preparatory study for 'Nothing's as precious as a hole in the ground', 2001
Portrait, pencil on paper
Commissioned with funds from the Basil Bressler Bequest 2001
eX de Medici
Nothing's as precious as a hole in the ground, 2001
Portrait, mangrove bark pigment, watercolour and gouache on vellum
Commissioned with funds from the Basil Bressler Bequest 2001
eX de Medici
Head studies: Preparatory study for 'Nothing's as precious as a hole in the ground', 2001
Portrait, pencil on paper
Commissioned with funds from the Basil Bressler Bequest 2001
David Moore
Portrait of Peter Nicholson, 1995
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Peter Nicholson 2001
David Moore
Portrait of Peter Nicholson, 1995
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Peter Nicholson 2001
David Moore
Portrait of Peter Nicholson, 1995
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Peter Nicholson 2001
Deidre But-Husaim
The Writer, Peter Goldsworthy, 2018
Portrait, oil on canvas
Commissioned with funds provided by Jillian Broadbent AC and Dr Helen Nugent AO 2018
Douglas Thompson
Peter Travis, 1971 (printed 2009)
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2009
eX de Medici
Test #4 Broadhead and Wing Pattern: Preparatory study for 'Nothing's as precious as a hole in the ground', 2001
Portrait, watercolour, gouache, mangrove bark dye with alum on vellum
Commissioned with funds from the Basil Bressler Bequest 2001
eX de Medici
M.O. Ranger 3: Preparatory study for 'Nothing's as precious as a hole in the ground', 2001
Portrait, watercolour, gouache and pencil on paper
Commissioned with funds from the Basil Bressler Bequest 2001
eX de Medici
Test #2 Ranger 3 Pit Mine Kakadu, N.T.: Preparatory study for 'Nothing's as precious as a hole in the ground', 2001
Portrait, mangrove reduced bark dye (no alum) on unsanded vellum
Commissioned with funds from the Basil Bressler Bequest 2001
eX de Medici
Test #1 Ranger 3 Pit Mine Kakadu, N.T.: Preparatory study for 'Nothing's as precious as a hole in the ground', 2001
Portrait, mangrove bark pigment on vellum
Commissioned with funds from the Basil Bressler Bequest 2001