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Mervyn Bishop

Biography

Mervyn Bishop began work as a cadet photographer with the Sydney Morning Herald in 1963.

6 portraits in the collection

Jimmy Little, Dubbo Reconciliation Group Event, 2000 Mervyn Bishop

Jimmy Little, Dubbo Reconciliation Group Event, 2000 Mervyn Bishop

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2001

Lionel Rose, World Champion Bantam Weight Boxer before departing to the USA to defend his title, 1968 (printed 2008) Mervyn Bishop

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2008

Aden Ridgeway & pallbearers entering Sydney Town Hall, State Funeral for Kwementyaye Perkins AO, 25th October 2000 Mervyn Bishop

Aden Ridgeway & pallbearers entering Sydney Town Hall, State Funeral for Kwementyaye Perkins AO, 25th October 2000, 2000 Mervyn Bishop

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2001

Anthony Mundine, 1992 (printed 2008) Mervyn Bishop

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2008

Prime Minister Gough Whitlam pours soil into the hand of traditional land owner Vincent Lingiari, 1975 Mervyn Bishop

Prime Minister Gough Whitlam pours soil into the hand of traditional land owner Vincent Lingiari, 1975 Mervyn Bishop

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2000

Kath Walker (Oodgeroo Noonuccal) and Lois O'Donoghue (Lowitja O'Donoghue) at the opening of the inaugural National Aboriginal Conference, Canberra, 1978 (printed 2014) Mervyn Bishop

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2015

Mervyn Horton

Biography

Mervyn Horton AM (1917-1983), editor, art writer and entrepreneur, founded the journal Art and Australia in 1963 and edited it until his death in 1983.

1 portrait in the collection

Mervyn Godfrey, 2009 June Orford, Tim Ainsworth

Mervyn Godfrey OAM

Biography

Mervyn Godfrey OAM (b. 1924), Dean Godfrey (b. 1970), David Godfrey (b.

2 portraits in the collection

Mervyn Horton, 1964 Judy Cassab

Portrait, synthetic polymer paint and oil on canvas

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2003
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Mervyn Godfrey, 2009 June Orford, Tim Ainsworth

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of June Orford 2009

Major General Alan Stretton, 1987 Gwendolene Pratt

Alan Bishop Stretton AO OBE LLB

Biography

Alan Bishop Stretton AO OBE LLB (b.1922) enlisted in the Australian Army in 1940 as a private and retired as a Major-General in 1978 being one of the few Australian generals to rise from the ranks.