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Moustaches
According to an 1981 Australian Women’s Weekly profile of fast bowler Dennis Lillee, a moustache was a ‘compulsory’ accessory for sportsmen.
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In 1998, acclaimed artist Tracey Moffatt gifted her portrait Some Lads #1 (Russell Page) to the National Portrait Gallery. In 2024 we had the extraordinary opportunity to acquire the full body of work, adding Some Lads #2, Some Lads #3, Some Lads #4 and Some Lads #5 to the collection.
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Moustaches
One of the versions of thick, macho moustache strongly associated in the Australian visual lexicon with sportsmen of the 1970s and 80s.
Bangarra brothers: songman, storyteller, dancer
Passion
Creative kin
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In 1998, acclaimed artist Tracey Moffatt gifted her portrait Some Lads #1 (Russell Page) to the National Portrait Gallery. In 2024 we had the extraordinary opportunity to acquire the full body of work, adding Some Lads #2, Some Lads #3, Some Lads #4 and Some Lads #5 to the collection.
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Self, titled, 2013
by Stella Rosa McDonald
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Finalist, MDPA 2013
The 1950s to the present day
Mo and beard timeline
Certain European leaders (needless to name) had the effect of making certain styles of facial hair decidedly undesirable in the years immediately after World War 2.
Children of the National Photographic Portrait Prize 2016
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Senses, movement and imagination in portraits of children from the 2016 Prize. For Year 1 - 3 students.
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Yang Na
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Born 1983, Chongqing, Sichuan Province. Lives and works in Beijing.
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