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Self portrait

Peter Russell-Clarke

Biography

The first Australian celebrity chef, Peter Russell-Clarke (1935–2025) became a household name in the 1980s with his ABC TV cooking show Come and Get It.

1 portrait in the collection

Peter Russell-Clarke

Peter Russell-Clarke

'Use whatever colour you like'
Portrait story

Peter Russell-Clarke on colour in painting and cooking.

Self portrait
Self portrait
Self portrait
Peter Russell-Clarke

Self portrait, 2004

Portrait, synthetic polymer paint on cardboard

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2005

Russell Drysdale and Peter Sculthorpe, Tallow Beach, New South Wales
Russell Drysdale and Peter Sculthorpe, Tallow Beach, New South Wales
Russell Drysdale and Peter Sculthorpe, Tallow Beach, New South Wales
David Moore

Russell Drysdale and Peter Sculthorpe, Tallow Beach, New South Wales, 1969 (printed 2000)

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
The series 'David Moore: From Face to Face' was acquired as a gift of the artist and with financial assistance from Timothy Fairfax AC and L Gordon Darling AC CMG 2001

Thomas and John Clarke, bushrangers, photographed in Braidwood Gaol
Thomas and John Clarke, bushrangers, photographed in Braidwood Gaol
Thomas and John Clarke, bushrangers, photographed in Braidwood Gaol
an unknown artist

Thomas and John Clarke, bushrangers, photographed in Braidwood Gaol, 1867

Portrait, albumen silver photograph on laid down on a section cut from a nineteenth century album page

Purchased 2019

Jasmine Lancaster Merton Justine Clarke 2026

Justine Clarke by Jasmine Lancaster Merton

Portrait Artist of the Year
Exhibition

Congratulations to Jasmine Lancaster Merton who won season 2 of Portrait Artist of the Year!

David Clarke
David Clarke
David Clarke
Gary Ede

David Clarke, 1995 (printed 2018)

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Purchased 2018

Portrait of Heidi Middleton and Sarah-Jane Clarke (Sass & Bide)
Portrait of Heidi Middleton and Sarah-Jane Clarke (Sass & Bide)
Portrait of Heidi Middleton and Sarah-Jane Clarke (Sass & Bide)
Deborah Paauwe

Portrait of Heidi Middleton and Sarah-Jane Clarke (Sass & Bide), 2008

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Commissioned with funds provided by Marilyn Darling AC 2008

Russell Crowe
Russell Crowe
Russell Crowe
Karin Catt

Russell Crowe, 2001 (printed 2004)

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2005

Henry Chamberlain Russell and family at Sydney Observatory
Henry Chamberlain Russell and family at Sydney Observatory
Henry Chamberlain Russell and family at Sydney Observatory
Charles Bayliss

Henry Chamberlain Russell and family at Sydney Observatory, c. 1895

Portrait, albumen silver photograph

Gift of Joanna Russell Maher (née Windeyer) 2018

Lord John Russell
Lord John Russell
Lord John Russell
Samuel Bellin after Thomas Heathfield Carrick

Lord John Russell, 1844

Portrait, mezzotint on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2014

Russell Sands
Russell Sands
Russell Sands
an unknown artist

Russell Sands, n.d.

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Purchased 2011

Russell Drysdale
Russell Drysdale
Russell Drysdale
Max Dupain OBE

Russell Drysdale, c. 1949

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Timothy Fairfax AC 2003

Russell Crowe
Russell Crowe
Russell Crowe
Stuart Spence

Russell Crowe, 1995 (printed 2016)

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2016

Russell Drysdale
Russell Drysdale
Russell Drysdale
Max Dupain OBE

Russell Drysdale, 1960

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of L Gordon Darling AC CMG 2004
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

John Clarke
John Clarke
John Clarke
Julian Kingma

John Clarke, 2004

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012

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