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Nat Young

'How to be a surfing legend'

Albert Falzon's photograph of Australian surfer Nat Young captures what it is to be a surfing hero.

Sir George Young Kt, Admiral of the White Squadron

Sir George Young

Sir George Young (1732–1810), naval officer, first went to sea at the age of fourteen and saw action in Europe and India before joining the East India Company’s marine in 1753.

1 portrait in the collection

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John Young

John Young, mezzotint engraver, studied under Valentine Green then worked with several of the painters who collaborated with Green, notably Benjamin West, John Hoppner and Johann Gerhard Huck.

1 portrait in the collection

Simone Young

Simone Young AM

Simone Young AM (b. 1961) is one of the leading conductors of her generation.

1 portrait in the collection

Angus Young

Angus Young

Angus Young (b. 1955), guitarist and songwriter, was a founding member of Australia's most successful ever band, AC/DC.

3 portraits in the collection

Sir John Young

Sir John Young

Sir John Young, 1st Baron Lisgar (1807-1876), governor of New South Wales from 1861 to 1867, was the son of a director of the East India Co.

1 portrait in the collection

Ah Young

Ah Young

Ah Young

Ah Young, 2017

Portrait, papercut silhouette drawing

Purchased 2019

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Nick Young

Full time professional artist represented by the Woollahra Times Gallery in Sydney and Hart Galleries in Queensland..

1 portrait in the collection

Simone Young

Bill Henson

In their own words

In their own words

Recorded 2021

Nat Young

Nat Young

Nat Young

Nat Young, c. 1968

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of John Witzig 2006

Bob Hawke, 2010 by David Young

Bob Hawke, 2010

Bruce Beresford at home in Birchgrove, 2018 Zoe Young

Bruce Beresford at home in Birchgrove, 2018

Pro Hart & Associates

Pro Hart & Associates

Pro Hart & Associates

Pro Hart & Associates, 2004

Portrait, oil on canvas

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2004

Nat in Hawaii

Nat in Hawaii

Nat in Hawaii

Nat in Hawaii, 1967

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Gift of the artist 2008

Simone Young

Simone Young

Simone Young

Simone Young, 2002

Portrait, triptych of type C photographs on on paper

Commissioned with funds provided by the Farrell Family Foundation and the Basil Bressler Bequest 2002

Angus Young

Angus Young

Angus Young

Angus Young, 2003 (printed 2014)

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Gift of the artist 2017. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

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