Marian Anderson’s glorious voice thrust her into stardom, and a more reluctant role as American civil rights pioneer.
At just 7.8 x 6.2 cm, the daguerreotype of Thomas Sutcliffe Mort and his wife Theresa is one of the smallest works in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery.
Michael Desmond explores what makes a portrait subject significant.
Joanna Gilmour explores the life of a colonial portrait artist, writer and rogue Thomas Griffiths Wainewright.
Grace Carroll contemplates the curious case of Christian Waller.
An exploration of national identity in the Canadian context drawn from the symposium Face to Face at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in 2004.
Inga Walton traces the poignant path of photographer Polixeni Papapetrou, revealed in the NGV’s summer retrospective.
Penelope Grist finds inspiration in pioneering New Zealand artist, Frances Hodgkins.
David Gist steps beyond the public relations veneer of Australia’s official Vietnam War portrait photographs.
Karen Vickery on Chang the Chinese giant in Australia.
Christopher Chapman takes a trip through the doors of perception, arriving at the junction of surrealism and psychoanalysis.
Sandra Bruce gazes on love and the portrait through Australian Love Stories’ multi-faceted prism.
Sharon Peoples contemplates costumes and the construction of identity.
Jean Appleton’s 1965 self portrait makes a fine addition to the National Portrait Gallery’s collection writes Joanna Gilmour.
Karl James gives short shrift to doubts about the profile of General Sir John Monash.
Sarah Engledow previews the beguiling summer exhibition, Idle hours.
