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Jane Raffan investigates auction sales of self portraits nationally and internationally.
Penelope Grist finds photographer Matt Nettheim re-visiting a formative and fulfilling career tram stop.
George Billett (also Bellett, Bellette and Billet, 1812–1885) was a farmer and landowner, an early settler of Sorell in Tasmania, and the son of two ex-convicts.
1 portrait in the collection
Grace Carroll discusses the portrait of the late-eighteenth century gentleman pickpocket George Barrington.
The bronze sculpture by Julie Edgar reflects through both the material and representation the determined and straight-forward nature of Brabham.
A reflection on the National Portrait Gallery's first four years.
Dr. Sarah Engledow discusses a collection of drawings and prints by the Victorian artist Rick Amor acquired in 2005.
Jane Raffan asks do clothes make the portrait, and can the same work with a new title fetch a better price?
The exhibition Aussies all features the ecclectic portrait photography of Rennie Ellis which captures Australian life during the 70s and 80s.
Christopher Chapman examines the battle of glamour vs. grunge which played out in the fashion and advertising of the 1990s.
Joanna Gilmour accounts for Australia’s deliciously ghoulish nineteenth century criminal portraiture.
Purchased 2008. The original frame for this work was donated to the National Portrait Gallery of Australia by the National Gallery of Victoria 2009.
Purchased 2008. The original frame for this work was donated to the National Portrait Gallery of Australia by the National Gallery of Victoria 2009.
Mary Anne Egan (also Marianne or Marian, née Cheers, 1818–1857), was born in Sydney, the daughter of ex-convicts.
1 portrait in the collection
Lee Tulloch remembers her great friend NIDA-trained actor turned photographer Stuart Campbell.
Tegan McAuley looks at the evolution of video portraiture.