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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.

Sir Warwick Fairfax
Sir Warwick Fairfax
Sir Warwick Fairfax
Bryan Westwood

Sir Warwick 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

Warwick Thornton
Warwick Thornton
Warwick Thornton
Susan Stitt ACS

Warwick Thornton, 2019 (printed 2022)

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Gift of the artist 2022

Self-nature is subtle and mysterious - Tree Woman / Woman Tree
Self-nature is subtle and mysterious - Tree Woman / Woman Tree
Self-nature is subtle and mysterious - Tree Woman / Woman Tree
Nell, Warwick Edgington, Annette Blair and Belinda Toll, Canberra Glassworks, Crawfords Casting, Eveleigh Works

Self-nature is subtle and mysterious - Tree Woman / Woman Tree, 2023

Portrait, bronze, patinas, stainless steel, hand blown glass

Purchased with funds provided by the Portrait Dinner Series 2023

Paul Kelly
Paul Kelly
Paul Kelly
Warwick Thornton

Paul Kelly, 2013

Portrait, single channel moving image, colour, sound, 8 minutes 54 seconds

Commissioned with funds provided by Ian Darling 2013

Hugh 2015, by Warwick Baker

Warwick Baker

Tough & Tender
General content

The photographs in Tough and tender by Warwick Baker reveal intimate connections and moments of closeness. 

Sir Warwick Fairfax

Sir Warwick Oswald Fairfax

Biography

Sir Warwick Oswald Fairfax (1901-1987), grandson of Sarah and James Fairfax, was the only son of Sir James Fairfax, who had become a partner in the company in the 1880s.

1 portrait in the collection

Warwick Thornton

Warwick Thornton

Biography

Warwick Thornton (b. 1970) is a Kaytetye man, writer, director and cinematographer.

2 portraits in the collection

Marcie Elizabeth Wilson
Marcie Elizabeth Wilson
Marcie Elizabeth Wilson
George Lambert

Marcie Elizabeth Wilson, 1922

Portrait, pencil on paper

Gift of the Simpson family in memory of Caroline Simpson OAM 2008. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

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

Portrait of Charles Blackman
Portrait of Charles Blackman
Portrait of Charles Blackman
Judy Cassab AO CBE

Portrait of Charles Blackman, 1979

Portrait, oil on canvas

Gift of Warwick Evans 2021. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Jack Brabham
Jack Brabham
Jack Brabham
Brian McInerney

Jack Brabham, 1967 (printed 2012)

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012

Sir Ian McLennan
Sir Ian McLennan
Sir Ian McLennan
Bryan Westwood

Sir Ian McLennan, c. 1978

Portrait, oil on board

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

Sir Ian Potter
Sir Ian Potter
Sir Ian Potter
Bryan Westwood

Sir Ian Potter, 1973

Portrait, oil on composition board

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Lady Primrose Potter 2006
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

James Oswald Fairfax

James Fairfax AO

Biography

James Oswald Fairfax AC (1933-2017) was the eldest son of Sir Warwick Fairfax.

1 portrait in the collection

Marcie Elizabeth Wilson

Marcie Elizabeth Fairfax

Biography

Marcie Elizabeth 'Betty' Fairfax (1907–1995) was a leading figure in fashionable circles in Sydney in the 1920s and 1930s.

1 portrait in the collection

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2021

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