Delve into the lives, loves and labour of the world’s most prominent portrait galleries in this international conversation series.
Curator, Penny Grist, reveals how this exhibition came to be
This issue features the new National Portrait Gallery building, James Cook and John Banks, Cate Blanchett, Irina Baranova, Annette Kellerman, Shepard Fairey and more.
'Diving Venus' and 'the perfect woman' are two of the numerous descriptions applied to Annette Kellerman, who achieved international fame during the early decades of the twentieth century.
Joanna Gilmour explores the life of female Australian surfing legend Isabel Letham.
Joanna Gilmour dives into the life of Australian swimming legend Annette Kellerman.
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of an anonymous donor 2004
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of an anonymous donor 2004
The exhibition Australians in Hollywood celebrated the achievements of Australians in the highly competitive American film industry.
Although perceived to be a recent phenomenon, the 'Aussie invasion' of Hollywood can actually be traced as far back as the early 1900s
Annette Kellerman (1886–1975), swimmer and entertainer, was among the early twentieth century’s most recognisable women.
2 portraits in the collection
Joanna Gilmour is the Curator, Collection & Research at the National Portrait Gallery.
