Michael Desmond discusses Fred Williams' portraits of friends, artist Clifton Pugh, David Aspden and writer Stephen Murray-Smith, and the stylistic connections between his portraits and landscapes.
David Gist steps beyond the public relations veneer of Australia’s official Vietnam War portrait photographs.
David Solkin ponders the provocations and inspirations of the enigmatic Thomas Gainsborough.
Dempsey’s People curator David Hansen chronicles a research tale replete with serendipity, adventure and Tasmanian tigers.
I work with portraiture as a way to explore the nuances and complexities of contemporary selfhood and subjectivity.
Dr. Sarah Engledow tells the story of Australia's first Federal statistician, Sir George Knibbs.
Bob Ellis (1942–2016) was a journalist, columnist, screenwriter, film director, playwright, speechwriter and critic.
The acquisition of David Moore's archive of portrait photographs for the National Portrait Gallery's collection.
Dr Sarah Engledow discusses the recent gift of works by David Campbell.
The portrait of Ian Roberts by Ross Watson.
Dr Christopher Chapman examines Scott Redford's photographic portrait of Australian surfer David 'Rasta' Rastovich.
A moving portrait of Cate Blanchett unfolds as an inspired pairing of medium and subject.
Dr Sarah Engledow writes about the larger-than-life Australian performance artist, Leigh Bowery.
Kate Gollings describes an encounter between three generations of Australian photographers; David Moore, Max Dupain and John Gollings.
Bon Scott and Angus Young photographed by Rennie Ellis are part of a display celebrating summer and images of the shirtless male.
