Warwick Thornton (b. 1970), writer, director and cinematographer, is best known for his film Samson and Delilah.
1 portrait in the collection
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
The life of eccentric Sydney artist Harry 'The Kangaroo' Thornton is yet to be thoroughly researched.
2 portraits in the collection
Sigrid Thorton (b. 1959) began appearing on Australian television in the mid-1970s, in series including Certain Women and Bellbird on the ABC, and Division Four and Prisoner on commercial networks.
1 portrait in the collection
James Oswald Fairfax AO (1933-2017) was the eldest son of Sir Warwick Fairfax.
1 portrait in the collection
Wayne Blair (b. 1971), director, actor and writer, became interested in acting and dance while a high school student in Rockhampton in the 1980s.
1 portrait in the collection
Marcie Elizabeth 'Betty' Wilson was the daughter of solicitor David Wilson and grew up in Sydney's eastern suburbs.
1 portrait in the collection
Sir Vincent Charles Fairfax CMG (1909-1993), pastoralist, was the son of JHF Fairfax.
1 portrait in the collection
Willow Legge studied sculpture at Chelsea School of Art from 1951 to 1956 under Willi Soukop and Bernard Meadows.
1 portrait in the collection
Edmund Jowett (1858-1936), pastoralist, businessman and politician, was the son of a stuffmaker and learned the wool trade at his uncle's mill in Thornton, Yorkshire.
1 portrait in the collection
