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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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Chet Baker, singer, New York City, January 16, 1986 by Richard Avedon

The existential lens

Magazine article by Stephen Zagala, 2013

Stephen Zagala discusses Richard Avedon’s work from an Australian perspective.

Men of the Day No. 5

Men of the Day No. 5

Men of the Day No. 5

Men of the Day No. 5 "As straight as a reed" (Henry John Rous), 1870

Alfred Thompson, Vanity Fair Magazine

Portrait, chromolithograph on paper

Purchased 2015

Stephen Murray-Smith

Stephen Murray-Smith

Stephen Murray-Smith

Stephen Murray-Smith, 1980

Portrait, oil on canvas

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Lyn Williams AM 2011
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

"Lao Fei" Stephen FitzGerald, 2003

Portrait, oil on canvas

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Dalu Zhao 2011
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Dr Stephen Fitzgerald

Dr Stephen Fitzgerald

Dr Stephen Fitzgerald

Dr Stephen Fitzgerald, late 1970s

Portrait, pencil on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Mrs Lily Kahan 2006
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Fairie (A W Cox)

Fairie (A W Cox)

Fairie (A W Cox)

Fairie (A W Cox), 1910

Sir Leslie Ward, Hentschel-Colourtype, Vanity Fair Magazine

Portrait, chromolithograph on paper

Purchased 2015

Peace and War (Mr A. G. Hales)

Peace and War (Mr A. G. Hales)

Peace and War (Mr A. G. Hales)

Peace and War (Mr A. G. Hales), 1908

Sir Leslie Ward, Vanity Fair Magazine

Portrait, chromolithograph on paper

Gift of Ronald A Walker 2009. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Sir Ninian Stephen

Sir Ninian Stephen

Sir Ninian Stephen

Sir Ninian Stephen, 1984

Portrait, fibre-tipped pen on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Mrs Lily Kahan 2017
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Sidney Myer

Four from the 30s

Magazine article by Andrew Sayers AM, 2003

Australia's tradition of sculpted portraits stretches back to the early decades of the nineteenth century and continues to sustain a group of dedicated sculptors.

Miles and Arkie, 2015 by Clint Peloso

Shop Talk

Magazine article by Stephen Phillips, 2016

Angus and the arbiters talk (photo) shop for the National Photographic Portrait Prize.

Alfred Hill

Alfred Hill

Alfred Hill

Alfred Hill, c. 1911-1913

May and Mina Moore photographic studio, Annie May Moore, Minnie Louise Moore

Portrait, photograph on paper on card mounted on canvas

Gift of Catherine Dwyer 2021

Clifton Pugh painting in the studio

Painting mates

Magazine article by Michael Desmond, 2011

Michael Desmond discusses Fred Williams' portraits of friends, artist Clifton Pugh, David Aspden and writer Stephen Murray-Smith, and the stylistic connections between his portraits and landscapes.

Stephen and Russell Page

Stephen and Russell Page

Stephen and Russell Page

Stephen and Russell Page, 1993 (printed 2011)

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Gift of Robert Rosen 2012

Mary Ann Lawrence, 1841

Fits of delicacy and despair

Magazine article by Joanna Gilmour, 2009

Henry Mundy's portraits flesh out notions of propriety and good taste in a convict colony.

Stephen, Russell and David Page

Stephen, Russell and David Page

Stephen, Russell and David Page

Stephen, Russell and David Page, c. 2000

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2004

Stephen Dupont, 2018 by Simon Harsent

Stephen Dupont, 2018

by Simon Harsent

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