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M'lady Ikebana, 2015 Joan Ross

M'lady Ikebana

View of Manly. Land of the tame, 2021 Joan Ross

View of Manly. Land of the tame

Possession for men & women - Van Diemens Land, 2024 Joan Ross

Possession for men & women - Van Diemens Land

Joan Sutherland

Dame Joan Sutherland OM AC DBE

Dame Joan Sutherland OM AC DBE (1926–2010) was one of the world's greatest operatic divas.

3 portraits in the collection

Joan Croll

Joan Croll

Joan Croll

Joan Croll, 1976

Portrait, oil on canvas

Gift of Frank Croll and Dr Joan Croll AO 2001. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Study for portrait of Joan Croll

Study for portrait of Joan Croll

Study for portrait of Joan Croll

Study for portrait of Joan Croll, 1976

Portrait, conté crayon on paper

Gift of Dr Joan Croll AO 2007. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Joan Kirner

Joan Alone

Magazine article by Julia Gillard AC, 2015

Julia Gillard pays poignant tribute to her friend and mentor, the late Joan Kirner, Victoria’s first and only female premier.

Joan Kerr

Joan Kerr

Joan Kerr

Joan Kerr, 2004

Portrait, pokerwork on spotted gum

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of James Semple Kerr 2004

Joan Kirner

Joan Kirner

Joan Kirner

Joan Kirner, c. 1990

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2006

Dr Joan M Redshaw AM

Dr Joan M Redshaw AM

Dr Joan M Redshaw AM

Dr Joan M Redshaw AM, 1982

Portrait, terracotta

Purchased 2016

I’ll miss you copying things, 2018 Joan Ross

When birds no longer sing

Magazine article by Dr Emma Kindred, 2024

Emma Kindred looks at the career of Joan Ross, whose work subverts colonial imagery and its legacy with the clash of fluorescent yellow.

Dame Joan Sutherland

Dame Joan Sutherland

Dame Joan Sutherland

Dame Joan Sutherland, c. 1977

Robert Hannaford AM

Portrait, oil on board

Gift of William Bowmore AO OBE 2003. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Joan Sutherland

Joan Sutherland

Joan Sutherland

Joan Sutherland, n.d. (printed 1992)

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2002
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Joan Croll

String of Pearls

Magazine article by Andrew Sayers AM, 2001

Andrew Sayers discusses the portrait of Dr Joan Croll AO by the Australian artist John Brack.

Great stylists: Caruso, Melba, Pavarotti, Bonynge and Sutherland

Great stylists: Caruso, Melba, Pavarotti, Bonynge and Sutherland

Great stylists: Caruso, Melba, Pavarotti, Bonynge and Sutherland

Great stylists: Caruso, Melba, Pavarotti, Bonynge and Sutherland, 1983

Portrait, pencil on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Eric Harding and Athol Hawke 2002

Joan Collins, 1985 Andy Warhol

Joan Collins

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