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Roy Grounds
Roy Grounds
Roy Grounds
Louis Kahan AO

Roy Grounds, 1961

Portrait, pen and ink on paper

Gift of Mrs Lily Kahan 2006. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Roy Grounds
Roy Grounds
Roy Grounds
Louis Kahan AO

Roy Grounds, 1960-1961

Portrait, pencil on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Mrs Lily Kahan 2006
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Roy Grounds

Sir Roy Grounds

Biography

Sir Roy Grounds (1905-1981) was one of Australia's leading modernist architects.

2 portraits in the collection

Lowe Kong Meng
Lowe Kong Meng
Lowe Kong Meng
Ludwig Lang after Johnstone, O'Shannessy & Co

Lowe Kong Meng, c. 1887

Portrait, tinted lithograph on paper

Purchased 2015

John Howard and Janette Howard
John Howard and Janette Howard
John Howard and Janette Howard
Josonia Palaitis

John Howard and Janette Howard, 2000

Portrait, oil on canvas

Commissioned with funds provided by the Founding Patron, L Gordon Darling AC CMG 2000

Portrait of Henry Kendall
Portrait of Henry Kendall
Portrait of Henry Kendall
S. Milbourn Jnr

Portrait of Henry Kendall, c. 1890-1894

Portrait, albumen silver photograph on cabinet card

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2008

General Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane
General Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane
General Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane
James Faed, W Wilding after John Watson Gordon

General Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane, 1850 (published)

Portrait, mezzotint on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Ross A Field 2008

Margaret Dodd
Margaret Dodd
Margaret Dodd
Greg Weight

Margaret Dodd, 2002

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Clement Meadmore
Clement Meadmore
Clement Meadmore
Lewis Morley

Clement Meadmore, c. 1978

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2003
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Ron Grainer
Ron Grainer
Ron Grainer
Lewis Morley

Ron Grainer, printed 2003

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Lewis Morley 2004

Trevor Jamieson
Trevor Jamieson
Trevor Jamieson
Brett Canét-Gibson

Trevor Jamieson, 2016

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Purchased 2018

Ron Grainer
Ron Grainer
Ron Grainer
Lewis Morley

Ron Grainer, 1965 (printed 2002)

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2002
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Justice Robin Millhouse, Maslin Beach, South Australia
Justice Robin Millhouse, Maslin Beach, South Australia
Justice Robin Millhouse, Maslin Beach, South Australia
Robin Sellick

Justice Robin Millhouse, Maslin Beach, South Australia, 1992-1993 (printed 2019)

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2019

The Hon E.G. Whitlam AC QC
The Hon E.G. Whitlam AC QC
The Hon E.G. Whitlam AC QC
Graeme Inson

The Hon E.G. Whitlam AC QC, 1980

Portrait, oil on canvas laid on masonite

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2002

Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane
Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane
Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane
Frederick Bromley after Robert Frain

Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane, 1842

Portrait, mezzotint on paper

Purchased with funds provided by Ross A Field 2008

Matthew Burnett
Matthew Burnett
Matthew Burnett
Henry Samuel Sadd

Matthew Burnett, c. 1865

Portrait, steel engraving on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2015

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