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Sir J.W. Downer was a delegate from South Australia to the Constitutional Convention, Sydney, 1891.
2 portraits in the collection
Purchased 2015
Purchased 2009
Avril Thomas (b. 1956), artist, was born in Malaysia and went to boarding school in Scotland and Australia.
2 portraits in the collection
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2006
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2005
John Dowie AM (1915–2008), artist and teacher, is best known for his public sculptures held in most Australian capital cities.
1 portrait in the collection
As part of its ongoing program of commissions of portraits of prominent Australians, the National Portrait Gallery has unveiled a portrait of Her Excellency Marjorie Jackson-Nelson by South Australian artist Avril Thomas.
Sarah Engledow lauds the very civil service of Dame Helen Blaxland.