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Johnson Pilton Walker
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Sydney-based practice Johnson Pilton Walker designed the new National Portrait Gallery building.
Architecture
About us
Natural light and human proportions – the design by Johnson Pilton Walker
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2014-15 Acquisition Fund
Annual Appeal
Kristin Headlam's portrait of Chris Wallace-Crabbe was acquired with the support of the Circle of Friends in 2014.
Donors
$10,000 - $49,999
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Mal Meninga, 2018
by Peter Hudson
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Commissioned with funds provided by Maliganis Edwards Johnson and Alan Dodge AM 2018
2015-17 Acquisition Fund
Annual Appeal
From 2015 to 2017 the Acquisition Fund was focussed on Reg Richardson AM by Mitch Cairns, a finalist in the Archibald Prize 2014, and a great example of minimalist portraiture.
L. Gordon Darling AC CMG
31 August 2015
Archived media releases 2015
The Chairman, Board, Director and all the Staff of the National Portrait Gallery mourn the loss of our Founding Patron, who died peacefully in Melbourne this morning. He was 94.
Uncommon Australians
The vision of Gordon and Marilyn Darling
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Sarah Engledow writes about Gordon and Marilyn Darling and their support for the National Portrait Gallery throughout its evolution.
History
About us
How the National Portrait Gallery and its unique collection came to be
Some prime ministers
General content
Sarah Engledow explores the history of the prime ministers and artists featured in the exhibition.
Less than six degrees of separation
Lecture, 28 May 2011
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Dr Anne Sanders NPG Curatorial Researcher investigated the lives of the pioneering psychologists whose portraits are featured in Inner Worlds.