Graeme Murphy AO (b. 1950), choreographer and dancer, was co-artistic director of the Sydney Dance Company with his wife Janet Vernon AM for three decades.
3 portraits in the collection
John Murphy, engraver, was born in Ireland and appeared as an engraver in London in about 1778.
1 portrait in the collection
Lionel Murphy QC (1922-1986), High Court judge and Labor politician, grew up in Sydney, studied science and law at Sydney University, was admitted to the Bar in 1947, and became a QC in 1960.
1 portrait in the collection
Gift of the artist 2002. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Purchased with the assistance of Ann Lewis AM and the Basil Bressler Bequest 2004
Gift of the Estate of Stuart Campbell 2012
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2010
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the Lionel Murphy Foundation 2012
Sam Bowker examines Paula Dawson's Mirror, Mirror - a holographic portrait of Graeme Murphy.
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2014
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2010
Kate Murphy's video installation shows the artist listening to predictions made by a clairvoyant.
Janet Vernon AM, dancer, met her life and professional partner, Graeme Murphy, at the Australian Ballet School.
1 portrait in the collection
The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges and thanks all its supporters.
Commissioned with funds provided by Mary Isabel Murphy 2005
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Mary Isabel Murphy and Rosalind Blair Murphy 2014
