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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.

Sydney Ure Smith
Sydney Ure Smith
Sydney Ure Smith
Max Dupain OBE

Sydney Ure Smith, 1948

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph, half tone on paper

Purchased 1999

(James Smith / Joshua Smith) Chain of being
(James Smith / Joshua Smith) Chain of being
(James Smith / Joshua Smith) Chain of being
Emily Hunt

(James Smith / Joshua Smith) Chain of being, 2023-2024

Portrait, etching on paper

Purchased 2024

Dick Smith, Sydney
Dick Smith, Sydney
Dick Smith, Sydney
John Elliott

Dick Smith, Sydney, 2000 (printed 2004)

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2005

Joshua Smith, Woolloomooloo, Sydney
Joshua Smith, Woolloomooloo, Sydney
Joshua Smith, Woolloomooloo, Sydney
David Moore

Joshua Smith, Woolloomooloo, Sydney, 1985 (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

Bernard Smith
Bernard Smith
Bernard Smith
Albert Tucker

Bernard Smith, 1985

Portrait, oil on canvas laid on cardboard

Purchased 1998

The painter transmogrified and Mrs Smith
The painter transmogrified and Mrs Smith
The painter transmogrified and Mrs Smith
Eric Smith

The painter transmogrified and Mrs Smith, 1973

Portrait, oil on canvas laid down on masonite

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the Estate of Eric Smith 2019

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Helen Stewart

Treania Smith, c. 1937

Portrait, oil on canvas

Gift in memory of Tesse Lang by her husband Moshe Lang and family 2024. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

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Julian Kingma

Ben Roberts-Smith, 2017

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Commissioned in 2018 with funds raised through the 2020 project

Sir Charles Kingsford Smith
Sir Charles Kingsford Smith
Sir Charles Kingsford Smith
Enid Fleming

Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, 1932

Portrait, cast plaster, patinated

Gift of the Sydney Airports Corporation 2001

John Firth-Smith
John Firth-Smith
John Firth-Smith
Lewis Morley

John Firth-Smith, 1974

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

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

Sydney Ure Smith

Sydney Ure Smith

Biography

Sydney Ure Smith, publisher, was responsible for the establishment of Art in Australia in 1916-1942 and the journals The Home and Australian National Journal.

1 portrait in the collection

Sydney Ancher
Sydney Ancher
Sydney Ancher
Max Dupain OBE

Sydney Ancher, c. 1962

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

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

TJ Smith and Tulloch
TJ Smith and Tulloch
TJ Smith and Tulloch
Ern McQuillan OAM

TJ Smith and Tulloch, 1960 (printed 2003)

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2003

Bernard Smith
Bernard Smith
Bernard Smith
Arthur Boyd AC OBE

Bernard Smith, n.d.

Portrait, oil on canvas laid on board

Gift of an anonymous donor 2002

Lord Viscount Sydney
Lord Viscount Sydney
Lord Viscount Sydney
John Young after Gilbert Stuart

Lord Viscount Sydney, c. 1790

Portrait, mezzotint on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012

Mum Shirl (Mrs Shirley Smith)
Mum Shirl (Mrs Shirley Smith)
Mum Shirl (Mrs Shirley Smith)
Juno Gemes

Mum Shirl (Mrs Shirley Smith), 1988

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Gift of the artist 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

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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 past and present. We respectfully advise that this site includes works by, images of, names of, voices of and references to deceased people.

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