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Self-nature is subtle and mysterious - Tree Woman / Woman Tree, 2023
Nell, Warwick Edgington, Annette Blair and Belinda Toll, Canberra Glassworks, Crawfords Casting, Eveleigh Works
Portrait, bronze, patinas, stainless steel, hand blown glass
Purchased with funds provided by the Portrait Dinner Series 2023
Self-nature is subtle and mysterious - Tree Woman / Woman Tree
Nell, Warwick Edgington (Studio Assistant) , Annette Blair and Belinda Toll, Canberra Glassworks (Glass) , Crawfords Casting (Bronze) , Eveleigh Works (Steel)
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Warwick Thornton
Biography
Warwick Thornton (b. 1970) is a Kaytetye man, writer, director and cinematographer.
2 portraits in the collection
Junior Maggie, 2009
by Warwick Baker
Image
Sir Warwick Oswald Fairfax
Biography
Sir Warwick Oswald Fairfax (1901-1987), grandson of Sarah and James Fairfax, was the only son of Sir James Fairfax, who had become a partner in the company in the 1880s.
1 portrait in the collection
Warwick Baker
Tough & Tender
General content
The photographs in Tough and tender by Warwick Baker reveal intimate connections and moments of closeness.
Warwick Thornton, 2019 (printed 2022)
Susan Stitt ACS
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Gift of the artist 2022
Paul Kelly, 2013
Warwick Thornton
Portrait, single channel moving image, colour, sound, 8 minutes 54 seconds
Commissioned with funds provided by Ian Darling 2013
Sir Warwick Fairfax, 1981
Bryan Westwood
Portrait, oil on canvas
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of John Fairfax Holdings Ltd 2002
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Friends
About Face article
Warwick Baker’s photos of his friends are intimate. They hold a stillness that allows their subjects to be at ease.
James Fairfax AO
Biography
James Oswald Fairfax AC (1933-2017) was the eldest son of Sir Warwick Fairfax.
1 portrait in the collection
Tough & Tender
Previous exhibition, 2016
Art by Warwick Baker, Chris Burden, Larry Clark, Rozalind Drummond, Nan Goldin, Robert Mapplethorpe and Collier Schorr explores personal relations, individual expression and fluid identity.
Rowan McNamara, 2008
by Mark Rogers
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Marcie Elizabeth Fairfax
Biography
Marcie Elizabeth 'Betty' Fairfax (1907–1995) was a leading figure in fashionable circles in Sydney in the 1920s and 1930s.
1 portrait in the collection
Marcie Elizabeth Wilson, 1922
George Lambert
Portrait, pencil on paper
Gift of the Simpson family in memory of Caroline Simpson OAM 2008. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Sir Vincent Charles Fairfax CMG
Biography
Sir Vincent Charles Fairfax CMG (1909-1993), pastoralist, was the son of JHF Fairfax.
1 portrait in the collection