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In 2006 the National Portrait Gallery acquired a splendid portrait of Victoria's first governor, Lieutenant Governor Charles Joseph La Trobe by Thomas Woolner.
John Zubrzycki meets Australian paint pioneer Jim Cobb.
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.
Alexandra Roginski gets a feel for phrenology’s fundamentals.
The exhibition Portraits for Posterity celebrates gifts to the Gallery, of purchases made with donated funds, and testifies to the generosity and community spirit of Australians.
David Hansen’s tribute to his close friend, prince of words and former National Portrait Gallery director, the late Angus Trumble.
The Kylie exhibition celebrated the significant achievements of one of Australia's most internationally recognisable faces and gave the general public a rare glimpse into her glamorous life.
Christopher Chapman looks at influences and insight in the formative years of Arthur Boyd.
Projecting the splendour of the empire, and the resolve of its subjects, the bust of William Birdwood keeps a stiff upper lip in the National Portrait Gallery.
Dr. Sarah Engledow explores the context surrounding Charles Blackman's portrait of Judith Wright, Jack McKinney and their daughter Meredith.
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.
Jane Raffan asks do clothes make the portrait, and can the same work with a new title fetch a better price?
Christopher Chapman highlights the inaugural hang of the new National Portrait Gallery building which opened in December 2008.
Sarah Engledow picks some favourites from a decade of the National Photographic Portrait Prize.