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Full-size preparatory study for the portrait of Leo Schofield

Dr Leo Schofield AM

Leo Schofield AM (b. 1935) has been a significant figure in Australia's cultural life for three decades.

5 portraits in the collection

Leo Schofield

Exhibition opening speech

General content

Leo Schofield introduces the exhibition, Masters of fare: chefs, winemakers, providores.

Nell

Nell Schofield

Born in London, Nell Schofield (b. 1963), television presenter, actress and writer, grew up in Sydney and started surfing at Bondi at age 13.

1 portrait in the collection

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Fuzzy Leo (Leo Schofield), c. 2000

Portrait, woven shag pile rug

Gift of Nell Schofield 2020. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Leo Schofield

Leo Schofield

Leo Schofield

Leo Schofield, 2001

Portrait, oil on canvas

Commissioned with funds provided by Angela Nevill, Nevill Keating Pictures Ltd, in memory of William Keating 2001

Preparatory study for the portrait of Leo Schofield No. 2

Preparatory study for the portrait of Leo Schofield No. 2

Preparatory study for the portrait of Leo Schofield No. 2

Preparatory study for the portrait of Leo Schofield No. 2, 2001

Portrait, coloured pencil on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Commissioned with funds provided by Angela Nevill, Nevill Keating Pictures Ltd, in memory of William Keating 2001

Preparatory study for the portrait of Leo Schofield No.1

Preparatory study for the portrait of Leo Schofield No.1

Preparatory study for the portrait of Leo Schofield No.1

Preparatory study for the portrait of Leo Schofield No.1, 2001

Portrait, coloured pencil on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Commissioned with funds provided by Angela Nevill, Nevill Keating Pictures Ltd, in memory of William Keating 2001

Full-size preparatory study for the portrait of Leo Schofield

Full-size preparatory study for the portrait of Leo Schofield

Full-size preparatory study for the portrait of Leo Schofield

Full-size preparatory study for the portrait of Leo Schofield, 2001

Portrait, gouache on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Commissioned with funds provided by Angela Nevill, Nevill Keating Pictures Ltd, in memory of William Keating 2001

Nell

Nell

Nell

Nell, 2008

Abbey McCulloch

Portrait, oil and charcoal on canvas

Gift of Nell Schofield 2020. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Mr Mortimer Lewis

Little treasures

Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2002

The acquisition of the ivory miniatures of Mortimer and Mrs Lewis.

Statesmen No. 4

Statesmen No. 4

Statesmen No. 4

Statesmen No. 4 "An enemy to democracy, yet a professor of liberal principles, which tend to democracy; the combination will one day make him Prime Minister of England" (Viscount Robert Lowe), 1869

Carlo Pellegrini, Vanity Fair Magazine

Portrait, colour lithograph on paper

Gift of Leo Schofield AM 2005

Mr Mortimer Lewis

Mr Mortimer Lewis

Mr Mortimer Lewis

Mr Mortimer Lewis, c. 1828

an unknown artist

Portrait, watercolour on ivory

Gift of Leo Schofield AM 2002. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Doug from Eden, 2018 Yvonne East

Doug from Eden, 2018

Mrs Elizabeth Lewis

Mrs Elizabeth Lewis

Mrs Elizabeth Lewis

Mrs Elizabeth Lewis, c. 1830

an unknown artist

Portrait, watercolour on ivory

Gift of Leo Schofield AM 2002. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

The Hon. Edward Gough Whitlam by Martin Wilson

Fuzzy Prime Ministers of Australia

Previous exhibition, 2001

In the one hundred years since Federation, Australia has produced twenty-five Prime Ministers of all shapes, shades and sizes

Mrs Elizabeth Lewis

Elizabeth Lewis

Mortimer Lewis (1796–1879), surveyor and architect, and his wife Elizabeth (née Clements, c.

1 portrait in the collection

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