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Chang Woo Gow

Chang Woo Gow

Chang Woo Gow (1840s-1893), known as Chang the Chinese Giant, made the first of his public appearances in London in the mid 1860s.

6 portraits in the collection

Chang Woo Gow

Chang Woo Gow

Chang Woo Gow

Chang Woo Gow, 2017

Portrait, papercut silhouette drawing

Purchased 2019

Chang the Chinese giant and party

Chang the Chinese giant and party

Chang the Chinese giant and party

Chang the Chinese giant and party, c. 1871

Paterson Brothers

Portrait, carte de visite photograph

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2010

Chang the Chinese giant in European dress with Chinese boy and three European men, one of whom is his manager

Chang the Chinese giant in European dress with Chinese boy and three European men, one of whom is his manager

Chang the Chinese giant in European dress with Chinese boy and three European men, one of whom is his manager

Chang the Chinese giant in European dress with Chinese boy and three European men, one of whom is his manager, c. 1871

Archibald McDonald

Portrait, carte de visite photograph

Purchased 2010

Chang the Chinese Giant with his wife Kin Foo and manager Edward Parlett

Chang the Chinese Giant with his wife Kin Foo and manager Edward Parlett

Chang the Chinese Giant with his wife Kin Foo and manager Edward Parlett

Chang the Chinese Giant with his wife Kin Foo and manager Edward Parlett, c. 1871

Archibald McDonald

Portrait, albumen photograph carte de visite

Purchased 2010

Chang the Chinese giant with his wife Kin Foo

Chang the Chinese giant with his wife Kin Foo

Chang the Chinese giant with his wife Kin Foo

Chang the Chinese giant with his wife Kin Foo, c. 1871

an unknown artist

Portrait, carte de visite photograph

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2010

Chang the Chinese giant with his manager cowering on the floor

Chang the Chinese giant with his manager cowering on the floor

Chang the Chinese giant with his manager cowering on the floor

Chang the Chinese giant with his manager cowering on the floor, c. 1871

an unknown artist

Portrait, carte de visite photograph

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2010

Chang the Chinese giant and party

The portrait writ large

Magazine article by Karen Vickery, 2015

Karen Vickery on Chang the Chinese giant in Australia.

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Adam Chang (Hong Jun Zhang)

Adam Chang (Hong Jun Zhang) (b. 1960), in a Sydney based portrait painter.

2 portraits in the collection

Charles Teo

Charles Teo

Charles Teo

Charles Teo, 2012

Adam Chang (Hong Jun Zhang)

Portrait, oil on canvas

Gift of Eleonora Triguboff 2013

Emile Sherman

Emile Sherman

Emile Sherman

Emile Sherman, 2012

Adam Chang (Hong Jun Zhang)

Portrait, oil on canvas

Gift of the artist and Yanping Zhu 2022. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

The Australian Tom Thumb (John David Armstrong)

The Australian Tom Thumb (John David Armstrong)

The Australian Tom Thumb (John David Armstrong)

The Australian Tom Thumb (John David Armstrong), c. 1880

Portrait, carte de visite photograph

Purchased 2014

Portrait of Frank Lowy AC

Portrait of Frank Lowy AC

Portrait of Frank Lowy AC

Portrait of Frank Lowy AC, 2014

Portrait, oil on canvas

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2016
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

The Australian Tom Thumb (John David Armstrong)

John David Armstrong

John David Armstrong (1857–1943) was a sideshow and vaudeville performer known as ‘The Australian Tom Thumb’.

2 portraits in the collection

Portrait of Frank Lowy AC

Frank Lowy AC

Sir Frank Lowy AC (b. 1930) businessman, property developer and philanthropist, founded the Westfield group of shopping centres.

2 portraits in the collection

Macquarie Digital Portraiture Award 2014

Archived media releases 2014

Press releases for media.

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