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Hugo Wolfsohn
Biography
Hugo Wolfsohn, a Dunera Boy, was Foundation Professor of Politics at Latrobe University.
2 portraits in the collection
Hugo Weaving AO
Biography
Hugo Weaving AO (b. 1960), actor, spent his childhood in England, Australia and South Africa before returning to live in Australia in 1976.
1 portrait in the collection
Hugo at home (Hugo Weaving), 2011
Nicholas Harding
Portrait, oil on canvas
Purchased with funds provided by the Liangis family 2012
Henry Mayer, 1965
Hugo Wolfsohn
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Mrs Elaine Mayer and Ms Vicky Mayer 2011
Henry Mayer, 1965
Hugo Wolfsohn
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Mrs Elaine Mayer and Ms Vicky Mayer 2011
Nicholas Harding
'A portrait of Hugo Weaving'
Portrait story
Artist Nicholas Harding talks about how he became interested in portraiture, and his motivation in painting Hugo Weaving.
Lady Natasha Johnston, 1968
Cecil Beaton
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Hugo Vickers 2005
Robert Rosen
Biography
Robert Rosen is a portrait photographer who took thousands of snaps of the tawdry Sydney social scene of the 1970s, 80s and 90s.
2 portraits in the collection
Richard Roxburgh
Biography
Richard Roxburgh (b. 1962), actor, completed an economics degree at the Australian National University before gaining a place at NIDA on his second attempt.
2 portraits in the collection
Robert 'Twogun' Rosen, 1994
Lewis Morley
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2003
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Del Kathryn Barton
Biography
Del Kathryn Barton (b.1972) lives and works in Sydney. She is one of Australia's most celebrated contemporary artists, famous for her figurative paintings that feature fantastical characters posed against ornate—and sometimes psychedelic—backgrounds.
1 portrait in the collection
Fiona Lowry
Biography
Fiona Lowry is a Sydney-based artist. Having held her first solo exhibition in 2002, she exhibited at Sydney’s Gallery Barry Keldoulis from 2004 to 2010; from 2010 she was also represented by Hugo Michell in Adelaide, and she is currently handled by Martin Browne Contemporary in Sydney.
1 portrait in the collection
Georges Antoni
Biography
Georges Antoni (b. 1975), fashion photographer, grew up in a small town in central Queensland.
1 portrait in the collection
Sarah Bernhardt, 1891
Falk Studios
Portrait, albumen silver photograph on cabinet card
Purchased 2017
The Board
Governance & Board
The Board oversees the Gallery's strategic directions, objectives and governance.
The incomparable Beaton
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2005
To accompany the exhibition Cecil Beaton: Portraits, held at the NPG in 2005, this article is drawn from Hugo Vickers's authorised biography, Cecil Beaton (1985).