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Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Lady Bunting in honour of Sir John Bunting and the Menzies Foundation 1999
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Dorothy Gordon (Jenner) OBE, ‘Andrea’ (1891-1985), actress, dressmaker, stuntwoman, journalist, radio broadcaster and charity fundraiser, grew up on a property near Narrabri and attended boarding school in Sydney before gaining a part as a chorus girl in Girl in a Train in Melbourne in 1912.
2 portraits in the collection
Seventeen of Australia’s thirty prime ministers to date are represented in the contrasting sizes, moods and mediums of these portraits.
Judith Pugh reflects on Clifton Pugh's approach to portrait making.
Sarah Engledow on a foundational gallery figure who was quick on the draw.
Politics and personae in the portraiture of TextaQueen by Jane Raffan.
Sarah Engledow explores the history of the prime ministers and artists featured in the exhibition.