Seventeen of Australia’s thirty prime ministers to date are represented in the contrasting sizes, moods and mediums of these portraits.
Angus Trumble treats the gallery’s collection with a dab hand.
Sarah Engledow on a foundational gallery figure who was quick on the draw.
The exhibition Portraits for Posterity celebrates gifts to the Gallery, of purchases made with donated funds, and testifies to the generosity and community spirit of Australians.
Sarah Engledow lauds the very civil service of Dame Helen Blaxland.
The exhibition Australians in Hollywood celebrated the achievements of Australians in the highly competitive American film industry.
Dr Sarah Engledow, National Photographic Portrait Prize judge and curator, introduces the 2017 Prize.
An exploration of national identity in the Canadian context drawn from the symposium Face to Face at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in 2004.
Tom Fryer surveys the twentieth-century architectural project, and finds representation and the portrait were integral elements.
A toast to the acquisition of an unconventional new portrait of former Prime Minister, Stanley Melbourne Bruce.
Sarah Engledow explores the history of the prime ministers and artists featured in the exhibition.
