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Charlie as he was, 2007

I'm not there

Magazine article by Dr Christopher Chapman, 2008

Christopher Chapman looks at some contemporary portraits that explore the construction of identity.

Ola Cohn

Ola Cohn

Ola Cohn

Ola Cohn, 1961

Portrait, oil on canvas

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2002

The Bishop of Sydney DD (Alfred Barry)

The Bishop of Sydney DD (Alfred Barry)

The Bishop of Sydney DD (Alfred Barry)

The Bishop of Sydney DD (Alfred Barry), 1884

Albert Fradelle

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Ted and Gina Gregg 2012

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Adam Knott

Adam Knott (b. 1966) began taking photographs for local newspapers as a schoolboy in St George, South Sydney.

7 portraits in the collection

Preparatory study for Betty Cuthbert

Betty Cuthbert AM MBE

Betty Cuthbert AM MBE (1938–2017), sprinting champion, was Australia's leading gold-medal winning track and field athlete.

5 portraits in the collection

Lewis Morley

Lewis Morley

Lewis Morley

Lewis Morley, 2003

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2003

Nude self portrait

Nude self portrait

Nude self portrait

Nude self portrait, 1977

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2003
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Wes Stacey, Kurnell, Sydney

Wesley Stacey

Wesley Stacey (1941–2023), photographer, was an apprentice silk screener and studied drawing and design at East Sydney Technical College in the early 1960s before working as a graphic designer and photographer in Sydney and London.

3 portraits in the collection

Dan Sultan

Dan the man

Magazine article by India Bednall, 2015

Martin Philbey’s portrait of Dan Sultan.

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Annual Appeal

The Last Picture Show (Lewis Morley and Henry Talbot)

Reveries

Photography and mortality

Previous exhibition, 2007

Featuring works by Australian and New Zealand photographers from the late 1970s up to the present day Reveries focuses on images made in the presence of or consciousness of death.

TJ Smith and Tulloch

TJ Smith and Tulloch

TJ Smith and Tulloch

TJ Smith and Tulloch, 1960 (printed 2003)

Ern McQuillan OAM

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2003

Lewis Morley

Lewis Morley

Lewis Morley (1925–2013) established his reputation as one of the key British photographers of the 1960s and is known for his iconic image of a nude Christine Keeler straddling an Arne Jacobsen chair.

50 portraits in the collection

Margaret Whitlam

Open Air

Portraits in the Landscape

Previous exhibition, 2008

Open Air is an exhibition of portraits of Australians in environments of particular significance to them.

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

Self portrait in reflection

Self portrait in reflection

Self portrait in reflection

Self portrait in reflection, 1973

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Gift of the artist 2003. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

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