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Chrissy Grishin

Chrissy Grishin

Chrissie Grishin (b. 1954), printmaker and painter, exhibits under the name of G W Bot, derived from an eighteenth-century French reference to the wombat as ‘le grand Wam Bot’ and adopted in tribute to the animal with which she has taken as her totem.

1 portrait in the collection

Chrissy Grishin

Chrissy Grishin

Chrissy Grishin

Chrissy Grishin, c. 1996 (printed 2012)

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Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Claudia Hyles 2012

Sasha Grishin

Professor Sasha Grishin AM

Sasha Grishin AM (birth date undisclosed) is the Sir William Dobell Professor of Art History at the Australian National University.

1 portrait in the collection

Sasha Grishin

Sasha Grishin

Sasha Grishin

Sasha Grishin, 1999

Portrait, pencil on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2010
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Chrissy Amphlett

'I was never submissive'

An interview with the iconic Australian rocker Chrissy Amphlett.

Chrissy Amphlett

Chrissy Amphlett

Christina 'Chrissy' Amphlett (1959–2013), singer/songwriter, was best known for her energetic performances as the lead singer of rock band the Divinyls, often in her trademark school uniform and fishnet stockings.

1 portrait in the collection

Ms Natasha Grishin

Ms Natasha Grishin

Ms Natasha Grishin

Ms Natasha Grishin, 1996

Robin Wallace-Crabbe, Dianne Fogwell

Portrait, etching

Gift of the artist 2000. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Chrissy Amphlett

Chrissy Amphlett

Chrissy Amphlett

Chrissy Amphlett "Temperamental", 1989

Portrait, synthetic polymer paint on composition board

Gift of the artist 2001. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

The Divinyls performing on Countdown, n.d. Bob King

The Divinyls performing on Countdown

Chrissy Amphlett, Sydney, c.1988 Stuart Spence

Chrissy Amphlett, Sydney, c.1988

Andrew Sibley, painter, Sydney

Andrew Sibley, painter, Sydney

Andrew Sibley, painter, Sydney

Andrew Sibley, painter, Sydney, 1960

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2001

Self portrait

Self portrait

Self portrait

Self portrait, 1990

Portrait, brush and ink on paper

Gift of the artist 2002. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Self portrait

Self portrait

Self portrait

Self portrait, 1990

Portrait, brush and ink on paper

Gift of the artist 2002. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Desert Island

Eric Thake

Eric Thake (1904-1982), printmaker, painter and photographer, trained at the National Gallery School and the George Bell School and showed with the Contemporary Group in Melbourne between 1932 and 1938 before serving as an official war artist in the RAAF.

7 portraits in the collection

Sunshine and rain, Lygon Street

Sunshine and rain, Lygon Street

Sunshine and rain, Lygon Street

Sunshine and rain, Lygon Street, 1964

Portrait, linocut on paper

Gift of Professor Van Sommers 2011

Epstein/Einstein? I can never remember!

Epstein/Einstein? I can never remember!

Epstein/Einstein? I can never remember!

Epstein/Einstein? I can never remember!, 1962

Portrait, linocut on paper

Gift of Professor Van Sommers 2011

Mr Thake - Dr So and So

Mr Thake - Dr So and So

Mr Thake - Dr So and So

Mr Thake - Dr So and So, 1959

Portrait, linocut on paper

Gift of Professor Van Sommers 2011

The rock and the flies

The rock and the flies

The rock and the flies

The rock and the flies, 1952

Portrait, linocut on paper

Gift of Professor Van Sommers 2011

Figure in a rocky landscape

Figure in a rocky landscape

Figure in a rocky landscape

Figure in a rocky landscape, 1965

Portrait, linocut on paper

Gift of Professor Peter Van Sommers 2011

Self portrait among the ant hills

Self portrait among the ant hills

Self portrait among the ant hills

Self portrait among the ant hills, 1950

Portrait, linocut on paper

Gift of Professor Peter Van Sommers 2011

Desert Island

Desert Island

Desert Island

Desert Island, 1967

Portrait, linocut on paper

Gift of Professor Peter Van Sommers 2011

Little Pattie

Patricia T. Thompson OAM

Patricia Thelma Thompson OAM (née Amphlett, b. 1949), better known as Little Pattie, first appeared on Australian television at age thirteen in 1962.

1 portrait in the collection

Self portrait

Self portrait

Self portrait

Self portrait, c. 1948

Portrait, conté crayon on paper

Purchased with funds provided by Tim Fairfax AC 2010

Little Pattie

Little Pattie

Little Pattie

Little Pattie, 1966 (printed 2019)

Ern McQuillan OAM

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2019

Angus Young, AC/DC, LA

Oz Rock

Gettin’ robbed, gettin’ stoned, gettin’ beat up, broken boned

General content

Two of the music industry’s highest-selling performers originated in suburban Australia. The Bee Gees started out in Brisbane, for instance, and AC/DC played their first gigs at a nightclub in inner Sydney.

Self portrait 1955

Portrait of the artist as a young man

Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2010

Dr Sarah Engledow explores the early life and career of John Brack.

Portrait of Tam Purves

Bonfire of the vanities

Magazine article by Stuart Purves, 2016

Australian Galleries Director Stuart Purves tells the story of two portraits by John Brack.

A Portrait (Kate Hattam)

Melbourne experience

Magazine article by Diana Warnes, 2007

Diana Warnes explores the lives of Hal and Katherine 'Kate' Hattam through their portraits painted by Fred Williams and Clifton Pugh.

Gordon Darling Hall

Portrait of the Gallery

Magazine article by Graeme Dix, 2016

A design diary retrospective.

Portrait of a Man (Fred Williams), 1958

Head, hand, heart

Magazine article by Michael Desmond, 2007

An extensive selection of portraits by John Brack were on display at the National Portrait Gallery in late 2007.

First-Class Marksman, 1946 by Sidney Nolan

Money for Myth

Magazine article by Jane Raffan, 2015

Australian character on the market by Jane Raffan.

Self portrait

Rick Amor: 21 Portraits

General content

Sarah Engledow chronicles Rick Amor's work and accomplishments in this extensive essay in conjunction with the exhibition Rick Amor: 21 Portraits.

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