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Adela R. Walker
Biography
Adela Russell Walker (1847–1932), the youngest of her parents' thirteen children, was born in Longford and was 22 when she married George Coleridge Nixon, who was the son of Francis Russell Nixon – an amateur artist and Anglican Bishop of Tasmania from 1843 to 1862.
1 portrait in the collection
Nic Walker
Biography
Nic Walker spent his early years in Cairo and Beijing with his father Tony Walker, a foreign correspondent.
1 portrait in the collection
Sue Walker
Biography
Sue Walker (b. 1936) is a weaver and arts administrator. After studying fine arts in Melbourne she began her professional career as a weaver in London.
1 portrait in the collection
Max Walker
Biography
Max Walker AM (1948–2016) was one of a small group of sportsmen to have played both senior VFL/AFL football and Test cricket.
1 portrait in the collection
Don Walker
Biography
Don Walker (b. 1951) is considered one of Australia's best songwriters.
1 portrait in the collection
Theresa Walker
Biography
Theresa Walker is acknowledged as Australia’s first female sculptor.
3 portraits in the collection
Anna F. Walker
Biography
Anna Frances Walker (1830–1913), botanical artist and collector, was one of the thirteen children of Thomas Walker, a high-ranking colonial public servant, and his wife Anna Elizabeth, the daughter of merchant and landowner John Blaxland.
1 portrait in the collection
Kerry Walker AM
Biography
Kerry Walker AM, actor, graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1974 and made her professional stage debut in a melée in Act 1 of Romeo and Juliet with the Australian Ballet.
1 portrait in the collection
Oodgeroo Noonuccal
Biography
Oodgeroo Noonuccal (1920–1993), formerly Kath Walker, was a Quandamooka woman, activist, poet, writer and educator.
5 portraits in the collection
Vida Goldstein
Biography
Vida Goldstein (1869-1949), activist, was the daughter of energetic social reformers.
1 portrait in the collection
Jessie Whyte
Biography
Jessie Whyte (née Walker, 1779–1864). Born in Berwickshire, Scotland, Jessie married George Whyte (d.
1 portrait in the collection
John Gaden AM
Biography
John Gaden AM (b. 1941), actor, studied arts and law at the University of Sydney, but when he joined the Sydney University Players, he abandoned his other pursuits for the stage.
1 portrait in the collection
Jimmy Barnes AO
Biography
Jimmy Barnes AO (b. 1956), singer/songwriter, is a solo performer and the former lead singer of the quintessential Australian pub band, Cold Chisel.
3 portraits in the collection
Sir William Northam CBE
Biography
Sir William Northam CBE (1905-1988), yachtsman, won the gold medal in the 5.5 m class event at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
1 portrait in the collection
Maurice Felton
Biography
Maurice Appleby Felton (1803-1842) arrived in Sydney with his wife and four children in late 1839 as surgeon to the immigrant ship the Royal Admiral.
3 portraits in the collection
Johnny Day
Biography
‘The Australian Wonder’, Johnny Day (1856–1885), was an undefeated world-champion juvenile walker.
1 portrait in the collection