Sarah Engledow on a foundational gallery figure who was quick on the draw.
Aimee Board ventures within and beyond to consider two remarkable new Gallery acquisitions.
Ralph Heimans on his portraits, and features on Louis Kahan, Helena Rubinstein, Judy Cassab and Tasmanian convicts.
Joanna Gilmour describes some of the stories of the individuals and incidents that define French exploration of Australia and the Pacific.
Stella Ramage on Father McHardy’s Bougainville portraiture.
The portrait of Ian Roberts by Ross Watson.
US artist Cayce Zavaglia reveals human duality in her striking embroidered portraiture.
National Gallery of Australia curator Jane Kinsman discusses the portraiture of Henri Matisse.
How seven portraits within Bare reveal in a public portrait parts of the body and elements of life usually located in the private sphere.
Karl James reflects on soldier portraiture during the Great War.
Michael Desmond looks at the history of the Vanity Fair magazine in conjunction with the exhibition Vanity Fair Portraits: Photographs 1913-2008
Gideon Haigh discusses portraits of Australian cricketers from the early 20th century
The exhibition Aussies all features the ecclectic portrait photography of Rennie Ellis which captures Australian life during the 70s and 80s.
An exhibition of humanness in ten themes by Penelope Grist.
The death of a gentlewoman is shrouded in mystery, a well-liked governor finds love after sorrow, and two upright men become entangled in the historical record.
Diana O’Neil samples the tartan treats on offer in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery.
Penelope Grist explores the United Nations stories in the Gallery’s collection.
Sarah Engledow is seduced by the portraits and the connections between the artists and their subjects in the exhibition Impressions: Painting light and life.
Athol Shmith’s photographs contributed to the emergence of a new vision of Australian womanhood.
Jane Raffan feasts on modernity’s entrée in the Belle Époque theatre of the demimonde.
Judith Pugh reflects on Clifton Pugh's approach to portrait making.
Joanna Gilmour looks beyond the ivory face of select portrait miniatures to reveal their sitters’ true grit.
Dr. Sarah Engledow discovers the amazing life of Ms. Hilda Spong, little remembered star of the stage, who was captured in a portrait by Tom Roberts.
John Singer Sargent: a painter at the vanguard of contemporary movements in music, literature and theatre.
Angus Trumble reflects on the force of nature that was Helena Rubinstein.
