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Michael Desmond discusses Fred Williams' portraits of friends, artist Clifton Pugh, David Aspden and writer Stephen Murray-Smith, and the stylistic connections between his portraits and landscapes.
Diana Warnes explores the lives of Hal and Katherine 'Kate' Hattam through their portraits painted by Fred Williams and Clifton Pugh.
Esther Erlich’s portrait of Lady McMahon.
Bess Norriss Tait created miniature watercolour portraits full of character and life.
An extensive selection of portraits by John Brack were on display at the National Portrait Gallery in late 2007.
Joanna Gilmour reflects on 25 years of collecting at the National Portrait Gallery.
Krysia Kitch celebrates Oodgeroo Noonuccal.
Jerrold Nathan's portrait of Jessie Street shows the elegant side of a many-faceted lady.
How the National Portrait Gallery and its unique collection came to be
Archie 100 curator (and detective) Natalie Wilson’s nationwide search for Archibald portraits unearthed the fascinating stories behind some long-lost treasures.
Dr. Sarah Engledow discusses a collection of drawings and prints by the Victorian artist Rick Amor acquired in 2005.
Sir William Dobell painted the portraits of Sir Charles Lloyd Jones and Sir Hudson Fysh, who did much to promote the image of Australia in this country and abroad.
Rebecca Harkins-Cross considers Carol Jerrems’ portraiture against the backdrop of social change in the 1970s.
Judith Pugh reflects on Clifton Pugh's approach to portrait making.
Sarah Engledow casts a judicious eye over portraits in the Victorian Bar’s Peter O’Callaghan QC Portrait Gallery.
Books seldom make me angry but this one did. At first, I was powerfully struck by the uncanny parallels that existed between the Mellons of Pittsburgh and the Thyssens of the Ruhr through the same period, essentially the last quarter of the nineteenth century.