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Clem Seale and Robert Emerson Curtis

Robert Emerson Curtis

Robert Emerson Curtis (1898-1996) was an illustrator and painter who arrived in Sydney from England in 1924.

2 portraits in the collection

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Xavier Herbert, early 1980s (printed 2018)

Jacqueline Mitelman

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2018

Xavier Herbert (study)

Xavier Herbert

Xavier Herbert (1901 –1984), author, was born Alfred Jackson to a single mother in Geraldton, WA.

2 portraits in the collection

Self Portrait #2

Self Portrait #2

Self Portrait #2

Self Portrait #2, 1947/2007

William Yang, an unknown artist

Portrait, inkjet print, black and purple ink on paper

Purchased 2022

Clem Seale and Robert Emerson Curtis

Clem Seale and Robert Emerson Curtis

Clem Seale and Robert Emerson Curtis

Clem Seale and Robert Emerson Curtis, c. 1944

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Purchased with funds provided by Timothy Fairfax AC 2003

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Andrew Bonneau

Tasmanian-born Andrew Bonneau (b. 1981) lives and works in Cairns, Queensland.

2 portraits in the collection

Avril Quaill

Avril Quaill

Avril Quaill (b. 1958) is a Quandamooka artist, curator and arts administrator.

3 portraits in the collection

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Ray Crooke AM

Ray Crooke AM grew up in Melbourne, where after army service in WA, North Queensland and Borneo, he trained at Swinburne Tech from 1946 to 1948.

3 portraits in the collection

Waiting for Zipporah (Christine Anu)

Christine Anu

Christine Anu (b. 1970), singer/songwriter and actor, was born in Cairns, Queensland.

1 portrait in the collection

Robert Emerson Curtis

Robert Emerson Curtis

Robert Emerson Curtis

Robert Emerson Curtis, 1943

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Richard King 2008
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

A G Stephens

Alfred George Stephens

Alfred George Stephens (1865–1933), editor, journalist and publisher, was born and educated in Toowoomba.

1 portrait in the collection

The Honourable Chief Justice Susan Kiefel AC

The Honourable Chief Justice Susan Kiefel AC

The Honourable Chief Justice Susan Kiefel AC

The Honourable Chief Justice Susan Kiefel AC, 2018

Portrait, oil on linen

Gift of the artist 2019 acknowledging Herbert Smith Freehills for supporting the creation of the portrait

Henry

Henry

Henry

Henry "Seaman" Dan, 2009

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Purchased 2010

National Photographic Portrait Prize 2015

Archived media releases 2015

National Portrait Gallery Director Angus Trumble invites media to the announcement of the winner and exhibition preview for the 2015 National Photographic Portrait Prize.

Willie Edward Harney, aged 18

William Edward Harney

William Edward (Bill) Harney (1895–1962), bushman and raconteur, spent his childhood in Charters Towers and Cairns and started working as a stockman and boundary rider at the age of twelve.

2 portraits in the collection

Avril and Miya

Avril and Miya

Avril and Miya

Avril and Miya, 1990 (printed 2013)

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Purchased 2013

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