Danila Vassilieff, born in Russia, arrived in Australia in the early 1920s having served in a Cossack cavalry regiment, been captured by Communist forces and escaped via Persia and India to China.
1 portrait in the collection
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Serafin Martinez and Thai Loi 2013
Portraits of Australia’s pioneering psychologists and artworks by artists fascinated by the subconscious mind.
Adrian Rawlins (1939-2001), poet, performer and promoter, grew up in a Jewish household in Caulfield and St Kilda.
1 portrait in the collection
Dr Christopher Chapman NPG Curator of Inner Worlds explains the development of an exhibition that spans from Surrealism to contemporary art.
Dr Sarah Engledow discusses the recent gift of works by David Campbell.
One half of the team that was Eltham Films left scarcely a trace in the written historical record, but survives in a vivid portrait.
Lesley Harding, Curator, Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne explores Albert Tucker’s experience of World War II, his interests in the intersection between psychology and creativity, and their influence on his portrait making.