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In the mirror: self portrait with Joy Hester, 1939
Albert Tucker
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of the artist 1999. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Albert Tucker
Biography
Albert Tucker AO (1914-1999) was one of the strongest Australian painters of last century.
4 portraits in the collection
Albert Tucker
In their own words
In their own words
Recorded 1961
Self portrait, c. 1984
Albert Tucker
Portrait, watercolour and pastel on paperboard
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Barbara Tucker 2004
Sidney Nolan, 1982
Albert Tucker
Portrait, synthetic polymer paint on canvas board
Purchased with funds provided by Ross Adler AC 2022
Bernard Smith, 1985
Albert Tucker
Portrait, oil on canvas laid on cardboard
Purchased 1998
The inner voice
Magazine article by Dr Christopher Chapman, 2011
Dr Christopher Chapman, curator of Inner Worlds: Portraits & Psychology looks at Albert Tucker's Heidelberg military hospital portraits.
Inner Worlds
Portraits and Psychology
Previous exhibition, 2011
Portraits of Australia’s pioneering psychologists and artworks by artists fascinated by the subconscious mind.
Albert Namatjira
'You must not lose it'
Portrait story
The art and landscape of Albert Namatjira.
Albert Namatjira
Biography
Arrernte artist Albert Namatjira (1902–1959) is one of Australia's most celebrated and important artists.
7 portraits in the collection
Albert Falzon
Biography
Albert Falzon (b. 1945), film maker and photographer, was in the Australian army and worked for Australian Surfing World magazine before co-founding the Australian surf magazine Tracks in 1970.
1 portrait in the collection
Observation point
Magazine article by Tony Albert, 2017
I think the truest representation of someone is a portrait.
Sir Albert Victor Jennings KT CR
Biography
Sir Albert Victor Jennings Kt.cr. (1897-1993) pioneered mass-produced and mass-marketed housing in Australia.
1 portrait in the collection
Albert Namatjira, Artist, Alice Springs, c. 1957
Ern McQuillan OAM
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Purchased 2003
Pair of bookends with portraits of Albert Namatjira, c. 1950
Don Mount
Portrait, wood and glazed ceramic
Gift of Ron Radford 2001. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Albert Frederick Calvert
Biography
Albert Frederick Calvert (1872-1946), author, traveller and mining engineer, first visited Australia in 1890, when he undertook a journey of exploration from Lake Gairdner to the upper Murchison River.
1 portrait in the collection