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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.

Albert and Vincent
Albert and Vincent
Albert and Vincent
Vincent Namatjira OAM

Albert and Vincent, 2024

Portrait, synthetic polymer paint on linen

Purchased with funds provided by the Calvert-Jones Foundation, Liangis Family Foundation and the Portrait Dinner Series 2024

Albert Namatjira, Artist, Alice Springs
Albert Namatjira, Artist, Alice Springs
Albert Namatjira, Artist, Alice Springs
Ern McQuillan OAM

Albert Namatjira, Artist, Alice Springs, c. 1957

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Purchased 2003

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Don Mount

Pair of bookends with portraits of Albert Namatjira, c. 1950

Portrait, wood and glazed ceramic

Gift of Ron Radford 2001. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Albert Namatjira
Albert Namatjira
Albert Namatjira
Sir William Dargie CBE

Albert Namatjira, 1958

Portrait, oil on canvas laid on composition board

Purchased with funds provided by Marilyn Darling AC and with the assistance of Philip Bacon Galleries 2000

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Charles Chauvel

Albert Namatjira, c. 1954-1958 (printed 2017)

Portrait, inkjet print from a scanned colour transparency on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2017

Sir Vincent Fairfax
Sir Vincent Fairfax
Sir Vincent Fairfax
Bryan Westwood

Sir Vincent Fairfax, 1981

Portrait, oil on canvas

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of John Fairfax Holdings Ltd 2002
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Albert and his wife Rubina, Macdonnell Ranges
Albert and his wife Rubina, Macdonnell Ranges
Albert and his wife Rubina, Macdonnell Ranges
Axel Poignant

Albert and his wife Rubina, Macdonnell Ranges, 1946

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph, selenium toned on paper

Purchased 1999

Dr HV Evatt, Albert Namatjira and Dame Mary Gilmore having a meal
Dr HV Evatt, Albert Namatjira and Dame Mary Gilmore having a meal
Dr HV Evatt, Albert Namatjira and Dame Mary Gilmore having a meal
an unknown artist

Dr HV Evatt, Albert Namatjira and Dame Mary Gilmore having a meal, c. 1950s

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Marilyn Darling AC 2008

Prime Minister Gough Whitlam pours soil into the hand of traditional land owner Vincent Lingiari
Prime Minister Gough Whitlam pours soil into the hand of traditional land owner Vincent Lingiari
Prime Minister Gough Whitlam pours soil into the hand of traditional land owner Vincent Lingiari
Mervyn Bishop

Prime Minister Gough Whitlam pours soil into the hand of traditional land owner Vincent Lingiari, 1975

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Purchased 2000

Malcolm McCusker AC CVO KC
Malcolm McCusker AC CVO KC
Malcolm McCusker AC CVO KC
Vincent Fantauzzo

Malcolm McCusker AC CVO KC, 2022

Portrait, oil on canvas

Gift of Nigel Satterley AM and Denise Satterley 2022

Hugh Jackman
Hugh Jackman
Hugh Jackman
Vincent Fantauzzo

Hugh Jackman, 2020

Portrait, oil on canvas

Commissioned with funds provided by the Sid and Fiona Myer Family Foundation and Paul Dainty AM and Donna Dainty 2020

Albert Namatjira

'You must not lose it'
Portrait story

The art and landscape of Albert Namatjira.

George Lambert in London
George Lambert in London
George Lambert in London
Alf Vincent

George Lambert in London, c. 1912

Portrait, pen and ink, brush and ink on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2010

Albert and Vincent

Together on Country

Magazine article by Dr Emma Kindred, 2025

Emma Kindred considers the artistic lineage and deep Ancestral connection between Vincent Namatjira and his great-grandfather Albert Namatjira.

Phil (Phil May)
Phil (Phil May)
Phil (Phil May)
Sir Leslie Ward, Vincent Brooks, Day & Son, Vanity Fair Magazine

Phil (Phil May), 1895

Portrait, chromolithograph on paper

Gift of Mr Ronald Walker 2001

a squatter (Sir Samuel Wilson)
a squatter (Sir Samuel Wilson)
a squatter (Sir Samuel Wilson)
Sir Leslie Ward, Vincent Brooks, Day & Son, Vanity Fair Magazine

a squatter (Sir Samuel Wilson), 1885

Portrait, chromolithograph on paper

Gift of Mr Ronald Walker 2001

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