Michael Kimmelman, Chief Art Critic of The New York Times and author of Portraits: Talking with Artists at the Met, the Modern, the Louvre and Elsewhere, presented the National Portrait Gallery Third Anniversary Lecture on 2 March 2002. He was generously brought to Australia by the Gordon Darling Foundation and Qantas.
Andrew Sayers asks whether a portrait can truly be the examination of a life.
A toast to the acquisition of an unconventional new portrait of former Prime Minister, Stanley Melbourne Bruce.
The acquisition of the ivory miniatures of Mortimer and Mrs Lewis.
Grace Carroll on the gendered world of the Wentworths.
Michael Desmond examines the career of the eighteenth-century suspected poisoner and portrait artist Thomas Griffiths Wainewright.
Penelope Grist speaks to Robert McFarlane about shooting for the stars.
A reflection on the National Portrait Gallery's first four years.
Joanna Gilmour on the National Photographic Portrait Prize 2013.
Christopher Chapman highlights the inaugural hang of the new National Portrait Gallery building which opened in December 2008.
Christopher Chapman profiles Chris Lilley, actor and creator of Angry Boys.
Kim Sajet reflects on two portraits with a power that extends beyond gallery walls.
The story behind the acquisition of the portrait of Danish architect Jørn Utzon.
Jessica Smith looks at the 'fetching' portrait of Tasmania's first Anglican Bishop, Francis Russell Nixon by George Richmond
A National Portrait Gallery, London exhibition redefines portraiture, shifting the focus towards a new perspective on Pop Art.
Diana O’Neil samples the tartan treats on offer in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery.
