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Anneliese Seubert

Anneliese Seubert

Anneliese Seubert (b. 1973), fashion model, grew up in Cooma, New South Wales, her family having migrated from Germany when she was nine.

1 portrait in the collection

The Long Awaited, 2008 by Patricia Piccinini

Empathy

More about In the flesh

Patricia Piccinini places empathy at the heart of her practice. The tenderness of the moment dominates.

Adut Akech

Adut Akech

Adut Akech

Adut Akech, 2018 (printed 2020)

Charles Dennington

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Gift of the artist 2020

Adut Akech with brother Bior

Adut Akech with brother Bior

Adut Akech with brother Bior

Adut Akech with brother Bior, 2018 (printed 2020)

Charles Dennington

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Gift of the artist 2020

Portrait of Susan Wakil AO

Portrait of Susan Wakil AO

Portrait of Susan Wakil AO

Portrait of Susan Wakil AO, 2019

Portrait, oil on canvas

Gift of Isaac Wakil AO 2019

Adut Akech with baby sister Akoul

Adut Akech with baby sister Akoul

Adut Akech with baby sister Akoul

Adut Akech with baby sister Akoul, 2018 (printed 2020)

Charles Dennington

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Gift of the artist 2020

Adut Akech with siblings Kim, Yar, Bior and Alakiir

Adut Akech with siblings Kim, Yar, Bior and Alakiir

Adut Akech with siblings Kim, Yar, Bior and Alakiir

Adut Akech with siblings Kim, Yar, Bior and Alakiir, 2018 (printed 2020)

Charles Dennington

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Gift of the artist 2020

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Richard Nicoll

Richard Nicoll (1977‒2016), fashion designer, was born in London but spent much of his childhood in Perth.

1 portrait in the collection

Acacius (Stigmata) - Tony Carden

Acacius (Stigmata) - Tony Carden

Acacius (Stigmata) - Tony Carden

Acacius (Stigmata) - Tony Carden, 1991

Portrait, oil and gold leaf on cedar panel

Gift of Lesley Saddington 2015

Anneliese Seubert

Anneliese Seubert

Anneliese Seubert

Anneliese Seubert, 1997 (printed 2014)

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Gift of the artist 2017. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Lady Primrose Potter

Lady Primrose Potter AC

Lady Primrose Potter AC was born in Sydney in 1931 and lives in Melbourne.

1 portrait in the collection

Valerie Kirk

Contributing artists

Born: 1957, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Works: Canberra

Portrait of Susan Wakil AO

About grace

Magazine article by Penelope Grist, 2020

Penelope Grist finds philanthropy and fashion underpin the story of Susan Wakil AO.

Martin Schoeller 2008

The God-shaped hole

Magazine article by Michael Desmond, 2010

Exploring the photographs of Martin Schoeller, Michael Desmond delves into the uneasy pact that exists between celebrity and the camera.

Cachasunghia, Osage Warrior 1804–06 by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin

Political profiles

Magazine article by Joanna Gilmour, 2016

Joanna Gilmour examines the prolific output of Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, and discovers the risk of taking a portrait at face value.

Queen Alexandra and Dowager Empress Marie Feodorovna of Russia, Hvidore, circa 1908 by Mary Steen

The cost of living luxuriously

About Face article

In 1904, the Dowager Empress Marie Feodorovna of Russia purchased as a gift for her sister, Queen Alexandra, a fan composed of two-color gold, guilloché enamel, mother-of-pearl, blond tortoiseshell, gold sequins, silk, cabochon rubies, and rose diamonds from the House of Fabergé in Saint Petersburg.

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