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Bon Scott and Angus Young photographed by Rennie Ellis are part of a display celebrating summer and images of the shirtless male.
Joanna Gilmour explores the life and times of one of Melbourne's early socialites, Jessie Eyre Williams.
In 2006 the National Portrait Gallery acquired a splendid portrait of Victoria's first governor, Lieutenant Governor Charles Joseph La Trobe by Thomas Woolner.
Andrew Sayers outlines the highlights of the National Portrait Gallery's display of portrait sculpture.
David Gist steps beyond the public relations veneer of Australia’s official Vietnam War portrait photographs.
Traudi Allen discovers sensitivity, humour and fine draughtsmanship in the portraiture of John Perceval.
One half of the team that was Eltham Films left scarcely a trace in the written historical record, but survives in a vivid portrait.
Judith Pugh reflects on Clifton Pugh's approach to portrait making.
Joanna Gilmour reflects on merging collections and challenging traditional assumptions around portraiture in WHO ARE YOU.
Stephen Phillips talks to neurosurgeon Charlie Teo about his practice, perspectives and the anatomy of hope.
Sarah Engledow picks some favourites from a decade of the National Photographic Portrait Prize.
Works by Arthur Boyd and Sidney Nolan bring the desert, the misty seashore and the hot Monaro plains to exhibition Open Air: Portraits in the landscape.
Joanna Gilmour looks beyond the ivory face of select portrait miniatures to reveal their sitters’ true grit.