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The champs
Magazine article by Dr Christopher Chapman, 2008
Two lively portrait photographs reflect the agility of their subjects: world champion Australian sportsmen Lionel Rose and Anthony Mundine.
Seeing stars
Magazine article by Joanna Gilmour, 2013
Joanna Gilmour explores photographic depictions of Aboriginal sportsmen including Lionel Rose, Dave Sands, Jerry Jerome and Douglas Nicholls.
Bloodlines
Magazine article by Michelle Fracaro, 2004
Michelle Fracaro describes Lionel Lindsay's woodcut The Jester (self-portrait).
Charmed by the Rose
Magazine article by Anthony Browell, 2004
Anthony Browell reminisces about meeting Rose Lindsay, the wife of Australian artist Norman Lindsay.
Portrait 29
September - November 2008
Magazine
This issue of Portrait Magazine includes William Bligh, Lionel Rose, Richard Larter, Layne Beachley, William Yang and more.
All you can eat
Magazine article by Lauren Dalla, 2003
In February 2003 the National Portrait Gallery Circle of Friends brought Sir Robert Strong to Australia to present a series of lectures entitled The Artists & The Banquet- A History of Dining, which focused on the links between gardens and table decoration from the Renaissance to the Victorian Era.
The house, the horse, the wife and the offspring
Magazine article by Joanna Gilmour, 2009
Joanna Gilmour writes about the portraiture of the colonial artist William Nicholas.
How to be a boy
Magazine article by Dr Christopher Chapman, 2011
Christopher Chapman profiles Chris Lilley, actor and creator of Angry Boys.
Sea legged frogs
Magazine article by Joanna Gilmour, 2011
Joanna Gilmour describes some of the stories of the individuals and incidents that define French exploration of Australia and the Pacific.
Handing on the baton
Magazine article by Michael Desmond, 2009
Michael Desmond explores the life of ballerina Irina Baranova through the portrait by Australian artist Jenny Sages.
No shirt, no service
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2010
Bon Scott and Angus Young photographed by Rennie Ellis are part of a display celebrating summer and images of the shirtless male.
Conduct becoming
Magazine article by Penelope Grist, 2017
Penelope Grist speaks to Bill Henson and Simone Young to discover the origins of the artist’s stunning photographic triptych.
Inside outside
Magazine article by Michael Desmond, 2010
Michael Desmond explores the portraiture of Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud.
Icons and imagery
Magazine article by Alison Weir, 2011
Alison Weir explores the National Portrait Gallery, London and the BP Portrait Award to find what makes a good painted portrait - past and present.
Expect the unexpected
Magazine article by Joanna Gilmour, 2019
Joanna Gilmour revels in accidental artist Charles Rodius’ nineteenth century renderings of Indigenous peoples.
Out of the shadows
Magazine article by Joanna Gilmour, 2013
Joanna Gilmour profiles the life and times of the shutter sisters May and Mina Moore.