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The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to Elders both past and present.

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Carlotta, Kings Cross (Les Girls)

Carol Spencer AM

Carol Spencer AM (b. 1943), known as Carlotta, is a cabaret performer, television personality and LGBTIQ+ advocate.

1 portrait in the collection

Rosaleen Norton, Witch of Kings Cross

Rosaleen Norton

Rosaleen Norton (1917-1979) self-proclaimed witch and artist, is now best remembered as the woman whose perverse influence contributed substantially to the downfall of conductor Eugene Goossens.

1 portrait in the collection

Roi de Mestre (Roy de Maistre)

Roi de Mestre (Roy de Maistre)

Roi de Mestre (Roy de Maistre)

Roi de Mestre (Roy de Maistre), c. 1930

Portrait, pastel on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2002

Renato Colangelo

Renato Colangelo

My process uses long exposures with analog cameras. This is shot on a medium format camera and I use a type of filter system on the back of the camera to create the juxtaposition of the frame that you see, and the cross in the middle.

Love dogs, 2020 Renee Nowytarger

Love dogs

Renee Nowytarger

Captain Ulm

Captain Ulm

Captain Ulm

Captain Ulm, 1932

Portrait, cast plaster, patinated

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the Sydney Airports Corporation 2001

Lt. A.R.Cutler VC

Lt. A.R.Cutler VC

Lt. A.R.Cutler VC

Lt. A.R.Cutler VC, 1943

Portrait, oil on canvas

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the Cutler family 2017
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Vipoo Srivilasa smiling while making a

Vipoo Srivilasa

Artists and Collectives

Vipoo Srivilasa is a Thai-born, Naarm/Melbourne-based artist, ceramicist and arts activist often exploring cross-cultural and migration experiences.

Ethel Anderson and her daughter, Bethia

Ethel Anderson and her daughter, Bethia

Ethel Anderson and her daughter, Bethia

Ethel Anderson and her daughter, Bethia, c. 1912

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Gift of Mrs SM Asplin 2011

Leonora Carrington, St. Martin d'Ardèche, France, 1939 Lee Miller

Leonora Carrington, St. Martin d'Ardèche, France

Christopher Bassi standing in an empty office next to a large yellow painting

Christopher Bassi

Artists and Collectives

Known for his representational painting, Meriam and Yupungathi man Christopher Bassi, based in Meanjin/Brisbane, addresses issues surrounding cultural identity, alternative genealogies and colonial legacies.

Anthony Dattilo Rubbo

Anthony Dattilo Rubbo

Anthony Dattilo Rubbo

Anthony Dattilo Rubbo, 1935

Portrait, ciment fondu, patinated

Purchased 2000

Owen Yalandja, 2009 by Stephen Oxenbury

Owen Yalandja, 2009

by Stephen Oxenbury

Geoffrey Roland Robertson

Geoffrey R. Robertson AO KC

Geoffrey Roland Robertson AO KC (b. 1946), barrister, academic and defender of human rights, grew up in Sydney, attending Epping Boys' High and then the University of Sydney.

1 portrait in the collection

Sir James Gobbo

Sir James Gobbo

Sir James Gobbo

Sir James Gobbo, 1983

Paul Fitzgerald AM

Portrait, synthetic polymer paint on canvas

Gift of Mercy Health and Aged Care 2006

Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and Captain Charles Ulm

Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and Captain Charles Ulm

Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and Captain Charles Ulm

Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and Captain Charles Ulm, 1961

Sir William Dargie CBE

Portrait, oil on canvas

Gift of the Sydney Airports Corporation 2001

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