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Portrait 34

December 2009 - February 2010

This issue features Australian cricketers, surfing legend Isabel Letham, Christos Tsiolkas, Bob Brown's portrait by Harold 'The Kangaroo' Thornton, James Angus, virtual portraits and more.

Victor Trumper
Victor Trumper
Victor Trumper

Top shot that

by Gideon Haigh

Gideon Haigh discusses portraits of Australian cricketers from the early 20th century
Christos Tsiolkas
Christos Tsiolkas
Christos Tsiolkas

Intense identity

by Dr Christopher Chapman

Dr Chistopher Chapman discusses the portrait of Australian author Christos Tsiolkas taken by John Tsiavis.
Mary Ann Lawrence, 1841
Mary Ann Lawrence, 1841
Mary Ann Lawrence, 1841

Fits of delicacy and despair

by Joanna Gilmour

Henry Mundy's portraits flesh out notions of propriety and good taste in a convict colony.
Geo Face Distributor
Geo Face Distributor
Geo Face Distributor

Abstraction and figuration

by Dr Christopher Chapman

James Angus discusses his major sculpture commission Geo Face Distributor with Christopher Chapman.
My father-in-law watering his garden, 1986 by Davida Allen
My father-in-law watering his garden, 1986 by Davida Allen
My father-in-law watering his garden, 1986 by Davida Allen

Lovingly observed

by Dr Sarah Engledow

Sarah Engledow previews the beguiling summer exhibition, Idle hours.
Isabel Letham, Bilgola Beach, c. 1916
Isabel Letham, Bilgola Beach, c. 1916
Isabel Letham, Bilgola Beach, c. 1916

Like wow

by Joanna Gilmour

Joanna Gilmour explores the life of female Australian surfing legend Isabel Letham.
Dr Brown and Green Old Time Waltz
Dr Brown and Green Old Time Waltz
Dr Brown and Green Old Time Waltz

Where the wild things are

by Michael Desmond

Michael Desmond explores the complex portrait of Dr Bob Brown by Harold 'The Kangaroo' Thornton.
Artists and guests at the doppelgnger exhibition launch on Portrait Island
Artists and guests at the doppelgnger exhibition launch on Portrait Island
Artists and guests at the doppelgnger exhibition launch on Portrait Island

Virtually human

by Gillian Raymond

Gillian Raymond describes the National Portrait Gallery's second virtual exhibition doppelgänger.
Portrait of Dr Johann Reinhold Forster and his son George Forster
Portrait of Dr Johann Reinhold Forster and his son George Forster
Portrait of Dr Johann Reinhold Forster and his son George Forster

To the end of the earth

by Dr Sarah Engledow

The portrait of Dr. Johann Reinhold Forster and his son George Forster from 1780, is one of the oldest in the NPG's collection.

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Portrait 35

March - May 2010

This issue features suspected poisoner and portrait artist Thomas Wainewright, Rick Amor, Chuck Close, Mick Dodson, Scott Redford, the National Photographic Portrait Prize exhibition and more.

Portrait 33

September - November 2009

This issue features Hermannsburg pottery, Nicole Kidman, Ken Done, Jessie Street, two gladiators, the Portraits+Architecture exhibition and more.
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