James Oswald Fairfax AO (1933-2017) was the eldest son of Sir Warwick Fairfax.
1 portrait in the collection
James Reading Fairfax (1834 -1919) was the second of John Fairfax's sons to join him in business.
1 portrait in the collection
Gift of John Fairfax Holdings Ltd 2002. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Gift of John Fairfax Holdings Ltd 2002. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Gift of John Fairfax Holdings Ltd 2002. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
This article examines the portraits gifted to the National Portrait Gallery by Fairfax Holdings in 2003.
Betty Churcher describes the creation of the portrait of Captain James Cook in the National Portrait Gallery.
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2010
Tim Fairfax AC (b.1946), company director, grazier and philanthropist, is a founding benefactor of the National Portrait Gallery and a former chair of its board of directors.
1 portrait in the collection
Little Faces is for babies and toddlers (with their grown up) to play, sing and have fun discovering a portrait together.
Looking to go on an adventure across Australia? Tune in for a reading of the treasured classic, ‘Possum Magic’ read by Mem Fox.
Become an adventurer and make a gadget to help you on your journey around the Gallery! Explore the portraits on display through close looking and creative activity.
Discover some of the wonderful creatures that live in Australia and on our portraits. Birds, fish, marsupials, amphibians, snakes, lizards – we’ve got them all.
Live, interactive learning programs coming soon wherever you are.
Elizabeth Fairfax (née Jesson, 1778–1861), colonial free settler, was born in Birmingham and around 1800 married William Fairfax, whose family had previously held estates in Barford, Warwickshire.
1 portrait in the collection
Sarah Reading (1808-1875) came to Sydney from England in 1838 with her husband, John Fairfax (1805-1877), who had left school at the age of twelve and been apprenticed to a printer and bookseller.
1 portrait in the collection
