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The Home of the Blizzard: being the story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 (2 volumes), 1915
Sir Douglas Mawson Kt OBE FRS, Heinemann, London
Portrait, two volumes illustrated with colour and black and white plates, three folding maps
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2018
Sir Douglas Mawson Kt OBE FRS
Biography
Sir Douglas Mawson Kt OBE FRS (1882-1958) is considered one of the twentieth century's most eminent explorers.
3 portraits in the collection
Sir Douglas Mawson, c. 1916
Thomson Studios
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Mrs J.Q. McEwin 2000
Douglas Mawson, 1933
Henry James Haley
Portrait, oil on canvas laid on board
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Gareth Mawson Thomas and Pamela Karran-Thomas of the Mawson family 2010
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Staying home
True south #2
About Face article
Joanna Gilmour brings a mindful Douglas Mawson’s perspective to bear on the concept of isolation.
Francisca Adriana (Paquita) Mawson OBE
Biography
Lady Francisca Adriana (Paquita) Mawson OBE (1891–1974), community worker and writer, was born in London and came to Australia when her father, mining engineer Guillaume Daniel Delprat, became the General Manager of the Broken Hill Proprietary Co.
1 portrait in the collection
Paquita Mawson, late 1940s
Ingrid Erns
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of Gareth Mawson Thomas and Pamela Karran-Thomas of the Mawson family 2010. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Douglas Carnegie
Biography
Douglas Carnegie, scion of a family whose fortune derived from a piano manufacturing company.
1 portrait in the collection
Douglas Thompson
Biography
Douglas Thompson (b. 1932) was born in Stanthorpe, QLD and served in the RAAF as a photographer and photography teacher between 1950 and 1956.
5 portraits in the collection
Douglas Dundas
Biography
Douglas Dundas (1900-1981), painter, trained at the Sydney Art School with Julian Ashton.
2 portraits in the collection
Douglas Kirkland
Biography
Douglas Kirkland, photographer, was born in Canada and started his career on small newspapers there.
1 portrait in the collection
Douglas Annand
Biography
Douglas Annand (1903–1976), graphic designer and artist, moved to Sydney from Brisbane in 1930.
2 portraits in the collection
Jezeril II, 2014
by Douglas Gibson
Image
Why portraiture?
Magazine article by Blak Douglas, 2023
Blak Douglas reflects on his experiences, process and motivation for making portraits.
Gilbert Eric Douglas
Biography
Gilbert Eric Douglas (1902–1970), pilot and air force officer, took part in Sir Douglas Mawson’s British, Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE), which took the form of two ocean voyages conducted over the southern summers of 1929–30 and 1930–31.
1 portrait in the collection
Douglas Frew Waterhouse
'A bug in the hand'
Portrait story
Australian entomologist and inventer of the Aerogard insect repellent, Douglas Frew Waterhouse describes the evolution of his career.