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Bradley Appo, c. 2000
Penny Tweedie
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2004
Bradley and Rulofson
Biography
Bradley & Rulofson was a partnership between photographers Henry W Bradley (1813–1891), a native of North Carolina, and Canadian-born William H Rulofson (1826–1878).
1 portrait in the collection
Taylor, Shorncliffe, 2008
by Bradley Wagner
Image
Everything, everyqueer, all at once
Magazine article by Bradley Vincent, 2022
Bradley Vincent considers Samuel Hodge’s use of the archive to create a queer vernacular of portraiture.
Henry Edwards, c. 1874
Bradley and Rulofson
Portrait, albumen photograph on cabinet card
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2015
Callan Bradley Hales (left and right view), 2018
by Shea Kirk
Image
Portrait of Elioth Gruner, c. 1922
Norman Lindsay
Portrait, pencil on paper laid down on masonite
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Vincent Day and John Bradley 2017
Terry Snow and China, 2017
Jude Rae
Portrait, oil on canvas
Commissioned with funds provided by Dr Justin Garrick & Dharini Ganesan Rasu, Dino Nikias & Dimitra Nikias, Jim Windeyer, Claudia Hyles OAM, Sotiria Liangis AM & John Liangis, The Hon Mary Finn, Bill Farmer AO & Elaine Farmer, Tim Efkarpidis, Bob Nattey & Charlotte Nattey, Jennifer Bott AO, Keith Bradley, Dr Sam Whittle & Heather Whittle 2017
Portrait 68
Summer 2022/23
Magazine
Rebecca Ray on Robert Fielding’s Mayatjara series, Jennifer Higgie on Alice Neel, Elspeth Pitt chats with Yvette Coppersmith, Vincent Fantauzzo on virtual sittings with Hugh Jackman and more.
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Honour board
Artist interviews
Headspace 4
General content
Update on Temporary Closure of the National Portrait Gallery
15 April 2019
Archived media releases 2019
The National Portrait Gallery will close its doors from Tuesday 23 April 2019, but the public are still able to experience the home of portraiture during the four-month closure.
2015-17 Acquisition Fund
Annual Appeal
From 2015 to 2017 the Acquisition Fund was focussed on Reg Richardson AM by Mitch Cairns, a finalist in the Archibald Prize 2014, and a great example of minimalist portraiture.
National Photographic Portrait Prize 2009
Previous exhibition, 2009
In its second year at the National Portrait Gallery, and for the first time touring to other venues, the National Photographic Portrait Prize 2009 continues to present surprising perspectives on the nature of contemporary portrait photography.
2023 Annual Appeal
Annual Appeal
In 2023 the Annual Appeal was focussed on a work by one of Australia's best loved and most successful portrait painters, Judy Cassab AO CBE, depicting model, entrepreneur and deportment icon, June Dally-Watkins OAM.
For the boys
Magazine article by Alistair McGhie, 2011
The photographs from Matthew Sleeth's tour of duty series look more like advertisements than images of war.