Betty Burstall AO (1926–2013) played a vital role in the development of theatre in Australia.
1 portrait in the collection
Recorded 1973
Purchased 1998
Tim Burstall (1927-2004) set up Eltham Films in the early 1950s, when the local film industry was moribund.
2 portraits in the collection
Recorded 1973
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2006
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012
Betty Churcher AO (1931–2015), gallery director, author, painter and lecturer, was educated in Brisbane before studying art in London.
Betty Cuthbert AM MBE (1938–2017), sprinting champion, was Australia's leading gold-medal winning track and field athlete.
5 portraits in the collection
Betty (Elizabeth) Churcher AO (1931-2015), gallery director, author, painter and lecturer, was educated in Brisbane before studying at the Royal College of Art in London.
2 portraits in the collection
Betty Churcher discusses her career as the Director of the National Gallery of Australia.
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2003
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2013
Commissioned with funds from the Basil Bressler Bequest 2002
Commissioned with funds from the Basil Bressler Bequest 2002
