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Men of the Day No.14

Men of the Day No.14

Men of the Day No.14

Men of the Day No.14 "A Faithful Friend, an eminent Savant, and the best possible of Presidents" (Sir Roderick Murchison), 1870

Carlo Pellegrini, Vanity Fair Magazine

Portrait, chromolithograph on paper

Purchased 2015

Sir Rod Carnegie

Sir Roderick Carnegie AC

Sir Roderick Carnegie (1933-2024) was the former chief executive, chairman and managing director of CRA Limited and chairman of Hudson Conway Limited, Adacel Technologies Limited and World Competitive Practices Pty Ltd.

1 portrait in the collection

image not online

Roderick Shaw

Roderick Shaw (1915-1992) is perhaps best known for his worker paintings of the social realist school, such as Cable Layers (in the Art Gallery of NSW).

2 portraits in the collection

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Roderick Shaw

In their own words

In their own words

Recorded 1965

Bee Miles

Bee Miles

Bee Miles

Bee Miles, 1976

Portrait, charcoal on paper

Gift of Brian Griffin 2000

Retired Mounted Policeman, 2012 by Paul Mallam

Retired Mounted Policeman, 2012

Sir Rod Carnegie

Sir Rod Carnegie

Sir Rod Carnegie

Sir Rod Carnegie, c. 1984

Portrait, offset lithograph on mountboard/card

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2001

Lloyd Rees at the Rock in 1975

Lloyd Rees at the Rock in 1975

Lloyd Rees at the Rock in 1975

Lloyd Rees at the Rock in 1975, 1984

Portrait, oil and oil pastel on canvas

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2001

Jack Charles

National Photographic Portrait Prize 2012

Previous exhibition, 2012

The National Photographic Portrait Prize exhibition is selected from a national field of entries that reflect the distinctive vision of Australia's aspiring and professional portrait photographers and the unique nature of their subjects.

Westralia (Mr Albert Frederick Calvert)

Albert Frederick Calvert

Albert Frederick Calvert (1872-1946), author, traveller and mining engineer, first visited Australia in 1890, when he undertook a journey of exploration from Lake Gairdner to the upper Murchison River.

1 portrait in the collection

Westralia (Mr Albert Frederick Calvert)

Westralia (Mr Albert Frederick Calvert)

Westralia (Mr Albert Frederick Calvert)

Westralia (Mr Albert Frederick Calvert), 1895

Sir Leslie Ward, Vincent Brooks, Day & Son, Vanity Fair Magazine

Portrait, chromolithograph on paper

Gift of Ronald Walker 2002

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Hayward Veal

Hayward 'Bill' Veal was born in Eaglemont, Victoria, and studied in Melbourne with AD Colquhoun and Max Meldrum between the ages of fifteen and twenty-four.

1 portrait in the collection

Sir Ian Potter

Sir Ian Potter

Sir Ian Potter

Sir Ian Potter, 1968

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Purchased with funds provided by Sir Roderick Carnegie 2003

Douglas Carnegie

Douglas Carnegie

Douglas Carnegie

Douglas Carnegie, 1968

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Sir Roderick Carnegie 2003

Sir Macfarlane Burnet

Sir Macfarlane Burnet

Sir Macfarlane Burnet

Sir Macfarlane Burnet, 1968

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Purchased with funds provided by Sir Roderick Carnegie 2003

Robin Boyd

Robin Boyd

Robin Boyd

Robin Boyd, 1970

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Sir Roderick Carnegie 2003

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