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Colonel Edward (Weary) Dunlop AC CMG OBE
Biography
Sir Edward (‘Weary’) Dunlop AC CMG OBE (1907–1993) was a surgeon, who as a prisoner-of-war on the infamous Burma Railway used his medical skills to save the lives of a great number of allied POWs.
2 portraits in the collection
Edward 'Weary' Dunlop
In their own words
In their own words
Recorded 1983
Edward 'Weary' Dunlop, River Kwai, Thailand, c. 1987 (printed 2003)
Robert McFarlane
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2013. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Sir Edward 'Weary' Dunlop, c. 1988
Louis Kahan AO
Portrait, fibre-tipped pen on paper
Gift of Mrs Lily Kahan 2017. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Brian Dunlop
Biography
Brian Dunlop studied at East Sydney Technical College and won the Le Gay Brereton Prize for Drawing while still a student.
7 portraits in the collection
Brian Dunlop
In their own words
In their own words
Recorded 1976
Lawrence Cox, 1994
Brian Dunlop
Portrait, oil on canvas
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the Australian Securities Exchange 2012
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Portrait of Brian Dunlop, c. 1972
Bryan Westwood
Portrait, oil on canvas laid on cardboard
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Dr Joseph Brown AO OBE 2006
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Sir Noel Foley, c. 1985-1990
Brian Dunlop
Portrait, oil on canvas
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Lady Foley 2015
Joseph Brown, 1980
Brian Dunlop
Portrait, watercolour and gouache on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Dr Joseph Brown AO OBE 2006
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Sir Arvi Parbo, 1992
Brian Dunlop
Portrait, oil on canvas
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of BHP Billiton 2003
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Portrait of David Dridan, 1992
Brian Dunlop
Portrait, oil on canvas
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of David Dridan OAM 2017
A quiet moment
Magazine article by Helene Ladomirska, 2006
As Bryan Westwood’s portrait of Brian Dunlop hangs adjacent to Brian Dunlop’s portrait of the philanthropist Dr Joseph Brown AO OBE, we see the artist of one work as the subject of the other.
Brian Loton, 1996
Brian Dunlop
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of BHP Billiton 2003. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Hon. Edward Cohen
Biography
Edward Aaron Cohen (1822–1877), merchant, politician and community leader, came to Australia with his mother and nine siblings in 1833, his father, Henry, having been transported to New South Wales that year.
1 portrait in the collection
Sir Edward Knox
Biography
Sir Edward Knox (1819-1901), businessman and banker, grew up in Denmark and as teenager joined his uncle's London mercantile firm as a clerk.
1 portrait in the collection