Archie 100 curator (and detective) Natalie Wilson’s nationwide search for Archibald portraits unearthed the fascinating stories behind some long-lost treasures.
Natalie Imbruglia (b.1975) is a singer and songwriter. After leaving school in 1991, Natalie Imbruglia appeared in several television commercials and then joined the television soap Neighbours as the character Beth Brennan.
1 portrait in the collection
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2001
Ross Wilson (b. 1947), musician and producer, started playing in bands as a schoolboy, fronting the Pink Finks and the Party Machine in the late 1960s.
3 portraits in the collection
Sir Samuel Wilson was elected to the British House of Commons in 1886.
1 portrait in the collection
James Wilson (1760–1840), naval officer, was the commander of a ship called the Duff, which in 1797 brought a group of missionaries from the London Missionary Society to Tahiti.
1 portrait in the collection
William Hardy Wilson (1881-1955) - or Hardy Wilson, as he styled himself - is regarded as one of the most significant and visionary Australian architects of the twentieth century.
1 portrait in the collection
Gift of Nell Schofield 2020. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Collection: National Portriat Gallery
Gift of the artist 2011