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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.

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Samantha Cook

Samantha Cook

Samantha Cook is a Nyikina woman from the north-west Kimberley region of Western Australia who is based between Los Angeles and Australia.

1 portrait in the collection

Samantha Cook

Samantha Cook

Samantha Cook

Samantha Cook, c. 2000

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Gift of the artist 2004

Captain James Cook FRS

Captain James Cook FRS

Captain James Cook FRS

Captain James Cook FRS, 1784

Portrait, engraving on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Gina and Ted Gregg 2010

Samantha Nimunburr Wyborn

Samantha Nimunburr Wyborn

Samantha Nimunburr Wyborn is a Bardi and Yawuru woman, artist and jeweller.

1 portrait in the collection

Samantha Harris, 2010 by Hamish Ta-mé

Samantha Harris, 2010

by Hamish Ta-mé

The Chameleon IV, 2015 by Samantha McAdam-Cooper

The Chameleon IV, 2015

by Samantha McAdam-Cooper

Samantha Nimunburr Wyborn

Samantha Nimunburr Wyborn

Samantha Nimunburr Wyborn

Samantha Nimunburr Wyborn, c. 2000

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Gift of the artist 2004

The press conference, 2010 by Jeremy Thompson

The press conference, 2010

by Jeremy Thompson

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Thomas Cook

Thomas Cook produced portraits for the Gentleman's Magazine and frontispieces for book publishers, as well as a number of single plates in different genres for Boydell.

1 portrait in the collection

Yassmin Abdel-Magied, 2017 by Adrian Cook

Yassmin Abdel-Magied, 2017

Individuation - Persona, 2024 Michael Cook

Individuation - Persona

The girls, 2017 by Tamara Dean

Snap decisions

Magazine article by Robert Cook, 2018

NPPP judge Robert Cook provides irreverent insight into this year’s fare, and having to be a bit judgemental.

Captain Cook's Tablet at Cape Solander, Botany Bay, New South Wales

Captain James Cook RN

James Cook (1728-1779), maritime explorer, surveyed and claimed the east coast of Australia on the first of his three great voyages of discovery in the Pacific.

12 portraits in the collection

Billy Cook and Pride of Egypt

Billy Cook and Pride of Egypt

Billy Cook and Pride of Egypt

Billy Cook and Pride of Egypt, 1954

Ern McQuillan OAM

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by L Gordon Darling AC CMG 2004

Portrait of Captain James Cook RN

Portrait of Captain James Cook RN

Portrait of Captain James Cook RN

Portrait of Captain James Cook RN, 1782

Portrait, oil on canvas

Purchased by the Commonwealth Government with the generous assistance of Robert Oatley AO and John Schaeffer AO 2000

Captain Cook

'The photojournalists of their time'

An exploration of the role of artists such as John Webber who, whilst a member of Cook’s crew over many voyages, created paintings and drawings of the situations and people the explorers encountered.

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