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Clive Shakespeare

Clive Shakespeare

Clive Shakespeare formed the soul/Tamla Motown cover group the Downtown Roll Band in 1968.

3 portraits in the collection

Clive Shakespeare

Clive Shakespeare

Clive Shakespeare

Clive Shakespeare, 1975 (printed 2001)

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2002
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Sherbet

Sherbet

Sherbet

Sherbet, 1974 (printed 2002)

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2002
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Sherbet

Sherbet

Sherbet

Sherbet, 1974

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2003
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

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Russell Shakespeare

Russell Shakespeare (b. 1963) has photographed well-known Australians from a wide range of fields, including writers Tim Winton and Colleen McCullough, sports people Steve Waugh and Stephanie Gilmore, and former politicians Gough Whitlam and Bob Brown.

2 portraits in the collection

The artist Marc Clark, 2019 Russell Shakespeare

The artist Marc Clark, 2019

Russell Shakespeare

Tim Fairfax AC

Tim Fairfax AC

Tim Fairfax AC

Tim Fairfax AC, 2018

Russell Shakespeare

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Commissioned with funds provided by The Calvert-Jones Foundation 2018

Steve Waugh

Steve Waugh

Steve Waugh

Steve Waugh, 2001

Russell Shakespeare

Portrait, direct positive colour photograph

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2002

Clive Blazey

Clive Blazey

Clive Blazey (b. 1944) is the founder and managing director of the Digger's Club, Australia's largest gardening club, with about 40 000 members.

1 portrait in the collection

Clive James

Clive James AO CBE

Clive James AM (1939-2019), writer, broadcaster and critic, grew up in Sydney, attending Hurstville Opportunity School, Sydney Tech.

1 portrait in the collection

Sir Clive McPherson

Sir Clive McPherson

Sir Clive McPherson (1884-1958), pastoralist and businessman, was the son of a bank manager, and his mother was a pianist who came from a pastoral family.

1 portrait in the collection

Lady Flo, 2011 by Russell Shakespeare

Lady Flo, 2011

by Russell Shakespeare

Clive James

Clive James

Clive James

Clive James, 1999

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Purchased 2001

Clive Blazey

Clive Blazey

Clive Blazey

Clive Blazey, 2004

Jane Varkulevicius

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2005

Sir Clive McPherson

Sir Clive McPherson

Sir Clive McPherson

Sir Clive McPherson, early 1950s

Sir William Dargie CBE

Portrait, oil on canvas

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the Estate of Marion Orme Page 2016

William Shakespeare, c. 1600-1610 associated with John Taylor

Shakespeare to Winehouse

Icons from the National Portrait Gallery, London

Previous exhibition, 2022

From Shakespeare to Winehouse, Darwin to Dickens, the Beatles, Brontë sisters and Beckham, the National Portrait Gallery London holds the world’s most extensive collection of portraits.

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