It wasn’t uncommon for the pro-beard fraternity of the mid nineteenth century to cite beards as a sign of wisdom on the grounds that Socrates and other ancient philosophers had worn them.
A strong, silent type of beard; bushy and manly, but also shaped and contained, a restrained version of a Burke or a Parkes.
The Burke, The Parkes, The Lambert...
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Finalist, MDPA 2014
Winner, MDPA 2013
Die-hard Elvis fans from Canberra and surrounding areas share their insights into the phenomenon that was Elvis Presley.
Although the tough, weathered, hard-drinking bushmen of the kind mythologised by writers like Banjo Paterson and Henry Lawson are popularly associated with the character of late nineteenth century Australia, it was also a time when alternative ideas about identity began to come into play.
National Portrait Gallery staff introduce their favourite portraits from the exhibition.
It’s curious that one of the writers most associated with the toughness of Australian bush life was himself not an exponent of the matted, rugged bushman sort of beard.
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Absence rends the heart asunder
Desirable outcomes, undesirable origins
The late Georgian and early Victorian working classes often bought their food in ale-houses, chop-houses and ‘penny pie shops’, or purchased their meals day after day in the streets.
The National Portrait Gallery recently announced the finalists for the Macquarie Digital Portraiture Award 2013.
