Recorded 1973
Gael Newton looks at Australian photography, film and the sixties through the novel lens of Mark Strizic.
Traudi Allen discovers sensitivity, humour and fine draughtsmanship in the portraiture of John Perceval.
Boyd’s self-portrait at age 25 is joined by his equally emotive portraits of those around him.
One half of the team that was Eltham Films left scarcely a trace in the written historical record, but survives in a vivid portrait.
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Wayne Williams 2015
Gift of the Estate of Stuart Campbell 2012
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012
Rennie Ellis: Aussies All is a celebration of the life and work of the late Australian photographer Rennie Ellis.
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2006
This is the first in a series of National Portrait Gallery exhibitions to survey the portraits painted by artists who are not thought of, primarily, as portrait painters
Purchased 1998
Tim Burstall (1927-2004) set up Eltham Films in the early 1950s, when the local film industry was moribund.
2 portraits in the collection
Betty Burstall AO (1926–2013) played a vital role in the development of theatre in Australia.
1 portrait in the collection
Bruce Spence (b. 1945), actor, made his film debut in the title role of Tim Burstall's Stork (1971), its title relating neatly, if coincidentally, to his 2.01m frame.
1 portrait in the collection
Patrick Ryan (d. 1990) and Tim Burstall set up Eltham Films in the early 1950s, when the local film industry was moribund.
1 portrait in the collection
