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Gillian Raymond ponders landscapes as self-portraiture in Michael Taylor’s intimate expressionism.
doppelgänger is the second in a series of virtual exhibitions held by the National Portrait Gallery that explore contemporary notions of portraiture in the online environment.
A collection of thirty-seven caricatures by the artist Joe Greenberg capture the heroes and villians of Australian business in the 1980s.
Photographic conservation practices and the restoration of the Barbara Blackman photographic portrait.
Cartoonist Michael Leunig's insights into the human condition and current affairs have become famous Australia-wide.
Close contemporaries, Thea Proctor, Margaret Preston and Grace Cossington Smith were frequently sources of inspiration and irritation to each other.
Gillian Armstrong (b. 1950) studied theatre and film-making at Swinburne Technical College and was a star student at the newly-established Australian Film and Television School in the early 70s.
2 portraits in the collection
James Raymond (c. 1786-1851), postmaster-general, came to New South Wales in 1826, his fortunes having declined in Ireland, where he was said to have been a landowner and magistrate.
1 portrait in the collection
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the Estate of Stuart Campbell 2012
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2003
Raymond Gosford Watt (1889-1967), lecturer, broadcaster and public relations consultant, was a foundation member of the New South Wales League of Nations Union (LNU).
1 portrait in the collection
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Lydia Raymond Day 2010
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Gabrielle Watt 2013
Gillian Raymond describes the National Portrait Gallery's second virtual exhibition doppelgänger.
The winner of the Digital Portraiture Award 2016 has been announced. Congratulations to Amiel Courtin-Wilson for his submission titled Charles.
The National Portrait Gallery has officially launched a new digital interactive Gallery experience called Headhunt!, the first app of its kind being used in museums and galleries. Headhunt! is a tablet-based app for visitors aged 7-15 that encourages children to take the lead and independently explore the Gallery.