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Karl James reflects on soldier portraiture during the Great War.
The world of Thea Proctor was the National Portrait Gallery's second exhibition to follow the life of a single person, following Rarely Everage: The lives of Barry Humphries.
Joanna Gilmour on the National Photographic Portrait Prize 2013.
This article examines the portraits gifted to the National Portrait Gallery by Fairfax Holdings in 2003.
English artist Benjamin Duterrau took up the cause of the Indigenous peoples of Tasmania with his detailed and sympathetic renderings.
Pat Corrigan's generous gift of 100 photographic portraits by Greg Weight.
Nancy Wake AC (b. 1912), one of the most decorated women of World War 2, earned the name the 'White Mouse' for her maddening ability to evade the Gestapo.
Gideon Haigh discusses portraits of Australian cricketers from the early 20th century
The National Portrait Gallery acquired the self-portrait by Grace Cossington Smith in 2003.
Henri-Cartier-Bresson invented the grammar for photographing life in the 20th century.
Tenille Hands explores a portrait prize gifted to the National Screen and Sound Archive.
Johanna McMahon revels in history and mystery in pursuit of a suite of unknown portrait subjects.
Bess Norriss Tait created miniature watercolour portraits full of character and life.
Joanna Gilmour explores the life and art of the Australian artist Janet Dawson.
Michael Desmond explores the life of ballerina Irina Baranova through the portrait by Australian artist Jenny Sages.
Michael Desmond investigates the street art of Shepard Fairey, who was catapulted to fame during the 2008 presidential election with his resonant image of Barack Obama.