The National Portrait Gallery's new building, opened on 3 December 2008, is a beautiful home for the national collection of portraits.
The National Portrait Gallery’s new building, opened on 3 December 2008, is a beautiful home for the national collection of portraits. Characterised by a welcoming approach, a fine sense of proportion and sensitivity to materials, the building creates the ideal setting for the visitor to experience portraiture.
As Brett Boardman’s photographs reveal, the building is an architectural gem that sits perfectly in Canberra’s light-filled landscapes.
This issue features the new National Portrait Gallery building, James Cook and John Banks, Cate Blanchett, Irina Baranova, Annette Kellerman, Shepard Fairey and more.
In his speech launching the new National Portrait Gallery building on 3 December 2008, then Prime Minister Kevin Rudd set the Gallery in a national and historical context.
Joanna Gilmour writes about the portraiture of the colonial artist William Nicholas.
