Commissioned with funds from the Basil Bressler Bequest 2001
Commissioned with funds from the Basil Bressler Bequest 2001
Commissioned with funds from the Basil Bressler Bequest 2001
Commissioned with funds from the Basil Bressler Bequest 2001
Commissioned with funds from the Basil Bressler Bequest 2001
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Commissioned with funds from the Basil Bressler Bequest 2001
Commissioned with funds from the Basil Bressler Bequest 2001
Commissioned with funds from the Basil Bressler Bequest 2001
Commissioned with funds from the Basil Bressler Bequest 2001
Peter Garrett AM (b. 1953), musician, environmental and social activist, and former politician, is the lead singer of the band Midnight Oil, which originated in Sydney's northern beaches in the mid-1970s.
12 portraits in the collection
Rock’s raw potency made it the ideal medium for fomenting protest. The 1970s, 80s and onwards saw calls for social and environmental justice ring out through song.
The considered matching of artist to subject has produced an amazing collection of unique and original works in the permanent collection of the National Portrait Gallery
Magda Keaney explores the symbolism in eX de Medici's portrait of Midnight Oil.
Jane Raffan investigates auction sales of self portraits nationally and internationally.