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Portrait 65

Autumn/Winter 2021

Portrait of Philip Williams
Portrait of Philip Williams
Portrait of Philip Williams

Observation point

by Rick Amor

While visiting the National Portrait Gallery I noticed the absence of paintings of journalists.
Jenny Kee, 2015 Carla Fletcher
Jenny Kee, 2015 Carla Fletcher
Jenny Kee, 2015 Carla Fletcher

Twin chics

by Joanna Gilmour

Joanna Gilmour on the exuberant union of fashion pioneers Jenny Kee and Linda Jackson, captured in luminescent splendour by artist Carla Fletcher.
Wesley Enoch and David McAllister
Wesley Enoch and David McAllister
Wesley Enoch and David McAllister

Splendid, many-splendoured

by Sandra Bruce

Sandra Bruce gazes on love and the portrait through Australian Love Stories’ multi-faceted prism.
Portrait of Elizabeth Gould with a raptor, possibly a red-footed falcon (Falco vespertinus), painted in her lifetime Artist unknown
Portrait of Elizabeth Gould with a raptor, possibly a red-footed falcon (Falco vespertinus), painted in her lifetime Artist unknown
Portrait of Elizabeth Gould with a raptor, possibly a red-footed falcon (Falco vespertinus), painted in her lifetime Artist unknown

Birds of a feather

by Annette Twyman

Charting a path from cockatiel to finch, Annette Twyman explores her family portraits and stories.
Nannultera, a young cricketer of the Natives' Training Institution, Poonindie , 1854 John Michael Crossland
Nannultera, a young cricketer of the Natives' Training Institution, Poonindie , 1854 John Michael Crossland
Nannultera, a young cricketer of the Natives' Training Institution, Poonindie , 1854 John Michael Crossland

The catechist and the cricketer

by Stephen Valambras Graham

Stephen Valambras Graham traverses the intriguing socio-political terrain behind two iconic First Nations portraits of the 1850s.
Hilda Heley, 2015 Peter Wegner
Hilda Heley, 2015 Peter Wegner
Hilda Heley, 2015 Peter Wegner

Drawn from life

by Penelope Grist

Penelope Grist discovers the rich narratives in Peter Wegner’s series of centenarian portraits.
Self portrait
Self portrait
Self portrait

Give me five

by Karen Quinlan AM

National Portrait Gallery director Karen Quinlan AM nominates her quintet of favourites from the collection, with early twentieth-century ‘selfies’ filling the roster.
Face House – Kyoto, Japan Architect: Kazumasa Yamashita
Face House – Kyoto, Japan Architect: Kazumasa Yamashita
Face House – Kyoto, Japan Architect: Kazumasa Yamashita

Alter ego

by Tom Fryer

Tom Fryer surveys the twentieth-century architectural project, and finds representation and the portrait were integral elements.
Self-portrait in white jacket , 1901-02 Hugh Ramsay
Self-portrait in white jacket , 1901-02 Hugh Ramsay
Self-portrait in white jacket , 1901-02 Hugh Ramsay

Wunderkind lost

by Inga Walton

Inga Walton on the brief but brilliant life of Hugh Ramsay.

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Summer 2021/22

The Huxleys, National Portrait Gallery London’s masterpieces, Jennifer Higgie on portraits of women by women, Tamara Dean, Bangarra, Glynis Jones on fashion photographers, and NPG/NGV collaboration.

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Summer 2019/20

Marian Anderson, emerging photographer Charles Dennington, piscatorial portraits, and the poignant path of photographer Polixeni Papapetrou and more.
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