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Tony Bilson OAM
Biography
Tony Bilson, OAM (1944-2020), chef, grew up in Melbourne and was educated at Melbourne Grammar school before opening his first restaurant, La Pomme d'Or, in Camberwell in 1971.
1 portrait in the collection
Tony Bilson, c. 2005
George Fetting
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Tony Bilson 2008
Gay Bilson
Biography
Gay Bilson (b. 1944), writer and former restaurateur, trained as a librarian before moving to Sydney from Melbourne with her partner, Tony Bilson, in the early 1970s (the couple were never married, but had two daughters, and Gay has long used Tony's surname).
2 portraits in the collection
Considering Persephone - Gay Bilson, 2009
Leeanne Crisp
Portrait, watercolour on paper
Purchased with funds provided by Jan and Gary Whyte, Brian and Barbara Crisp, Gloria Kurtze, Jonathon Mills and Lawsoft Pty Ltd 2011
Gay Bilson, 2004
Peter Fisher
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2005
Tony Roche
Biography
Tony Roche, a left-hander with a fine backhand volley who was twice ranked No 2 in the world, was born the son of a Tarcutta butcher in 1945.
2 portraits in the collection
Tony Adam
Biography
Tony Adam (b. 1938) model, grazier and farmhand, grew up in Melbourne and attended Melbourne Grammar school, but left when he was sixteen.He went to work on Angledool and Llanillo stations in outback New South Wales and Queensland.
1 portrait in the collection
Tony Mitchell
Biography
Tony Mitchell was in a band called Wheelbarrow, who released a single, 'Dame Zara' before Mitchell left to join Harry Young and Sabbath.
3 portraits in the collection
Tony Wheeler
Biography
Maureen and Tony Wheeler are the founders and owners of Lonely Planet Publications.
1 portrait in the collection
Tony Clark
Biography
Canberra-born artist Tony Clark moved to London with his family in 1960.
1 portrait in the collection
Tony Shaw AM
Biography
Tony Shaw AM (b. 1953), rugby union footballer, made his debut for Queensland in 1973 and went on to play 112 games for his state team.
1 portrait in the collection
Tony Kearney
Biography
Tony Kearney, a self-described amateur photographer, is a full time director of Designmakers Pty Ltd, a leading industrial design consultancy based in Adelaide.
3 portraits in the collection
Observation point
Magazine article by Tony Albert, 2017
I think the truest representation of someone is a portrait.
Touchy touchy
Magazine article by Tony Curran, 2015
Tony Curran ponders whether our phones can change the course of painting.
Sabine Desrondaux - Woman of Letters
Tony Sowersby
Image
The Angels, Sydney Showgrounds, 1985
Tony Mott
Image