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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.

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Herb Elliott

Herb Elliott AC MBE

James Herbert 'Herb' Elliott AC MBE (b. 1938), runner, won the gold medal in the 1500 metres at the Rome Olympics in 1960.

1 portrait in the collection

Herb Wharton, Cunnamulla, Qld

Herb Wharton AM

Herb Wharton AM (b. 1936), Kooma Elder, poet and author, was born at Yumba, an Aboriginal camp near the Queensland town of Cunnamulla.

2 portraits in the collection

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Herb Wharton, 1994

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph, selenium toned on paper

Purchased 2013

Herb Elliott

Herb Elliott

Herb Elliott

Herb Elliott, 1992 (printed 2008)

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2008

Herb Wharton, Cunnamulla, Qld

Herb Wharton, Cunnamulla, Qld

Herb Wharton, Cunnamulla, Qld

Herb Wharton, Cunnamulla, Qld, 2004

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Gift of the artist 2005

Herb and Flan

Herb and Flan

Herb and Flan

Herb and Flan, 2018

Portrait, oil on linen

Gift of the artist 2022

Stan Coster, Manilla, NSW

Thousand Mile Stare

Portrait photography by John Elliott

Previous exhibition, 2004

Thousand mile stare provides a unique portrait of people of rural Australia

Herb Wharton, Cunnamulla, Qld

Thousand mile stare

Magazine article by Simon Elliott, 2004

John Elliott talks about his photographic portrait practice, including his iconic image of Slim Dusty arm-in-arm with Dame Edna Everage.

Megan Gale

Glamour vs grunge

Magazine article by Dr Christopher Chapman, 2010

Christopher Chapman examines the battle of glamour vs. grunge which played out in the fashion and advertising of the 1990s.

Dave Graney

Naked nostalgia

Magazine article by Penelope Grist, 2016

Penelope Grist reminisces about the halcyon days of a print icon, before the infusion of the internet’s shades of grey.

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