Gift of the artist 2005. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Purchased 2001
Ken Rosewall AM MBE (b. 1934), champion tennis player, won the Australian Open in 1953 and again nineteen years later in 1972 (he remains both the youngest, and oldest, person to win the title).
1 portrait in the collection
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds from the Basil Bressler Bequest 2001
Bob Ellis (1942–2016) was a journalist, columnist, screenwriter, film director, playwright, speechwriter and critic.
Leo Schofield introduces the exhibition, Masters of fare: chefs, winemakers, providores.
The exhibition begins with Barry's childhood in Camberwell, Melbourne and chronicles his days as a struggling actor in Australia and England, his creation of characters including Barry McKenzie, Dame Edna Everage, Sandy Stone and Sir Les Patterson
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Timothy Fairfax AC 2012
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Drawn from some of the many donations made to the Gallery's collection, the exhibition Portraits for Posterity pays homage both to the remarkable (and varied) group of Australians who are portrayed in the portraits and the generosity of the many donors who have presented them to the Gallery.
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the Margaret Olley Art Trust 2003
Gift of L Gordon Darling AC CMG and Marilyn Darling AC 1998. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Graham Kennedy AO (1934-2005), entertainer, began his career in Melbourne radio in 1949.
2 portraits in the collection
In their own words is an audio-guide with a difference. We let the portraits of these remarkable Australians speak for themselves.
Hugh Jackman AC (b. 1968) is the ultimate triple threat – actor, singer and dancer.
1 portrait in the collection
Lee Tulloch remembers her great friend NIDA-trained actor turned photographer Stuart Campbell.
Animated is the National Portrait Gallery's first online exhibition.
