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Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of L Gordon Darling AC CMG 2001
Commissioned with funds provided by Tim Fairfax AC 2010
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by L Gordon Darling AC CMG 2009
In 1988 philanthropists Gordon and Marilyn Darling decided to make an Australian portrait gallery a reality, overseeing the development of the 1992 touring exhibition Uncommon Australians.
The Darling Portrait Prize is a biennial national prize for Australian portrait painting honouring the legacy of Mr L Gordon Darling AC CMG (1921-2015). The winner receives a cash prize of $75,000.
Purchased with funds provided by L Gordon Darling AC CMG 1999
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2009
Along with a meal in an elegant space, your guests may also enjoy portraits of notable Australians.
Elaine Pelot-Syron grew up in Miami and came to Australia to teach English in 1971.
1 portrait in the collection
Allow us to paint the possibilities of your wedding reception.
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2001. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
The series 'David Moore: From Face to Face' was acquired as a gift of the artist and with financial assistance from Timothy Fairfax AC and L Gordon Darling AC CMG 2001.
Former NPG Director, Andrew Sayers celebrates the support given to the Gallery by Gordon and Marilyn Darling.
The series 'David Moore: From Face to Face' was acquired as a gift of the artist and with financial assistance from Timothy Fairfax AC and L Gordon Darling AC CMG 2001
Purchased 2005
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by L Gordon Darling AC CMG 2005