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Lionel E. Rose MBE
Biography
Lionel Rose MBE (1948–2011), boxer, was the first Aboriginal Australian to win a world sporting title.
1 portrait in the collection
Lionel Murphy QC
Biography
Lionel Murphy QC (1922-1986), High Court judge and Labor politician, grew up in Sydney, studied science and law at Sydney University, was admitted to the Bar in 1947, and became a QC in 1960.
1 portrait in the collection
Lionel Lindsay
Biography
Sir Lionel Lindsay (1874-1961), graphic artist, was the brother of Norman, Percy, Daryl and Ruby Lindsay and shared with his siblings an early obsession with drawing and printmaking.
5 portraits in the collection
Lionel Fogarty
Biography
Lionel Fogarty (b. 1958), Yugambeh/Kudjela poet and activist, was born at Barambah, the Cherbourg Aboriginal Reserve, near Murgon, Queensland.
1 portrait in the collection
Rose Lindsay
Biography
Rose Lindsay (née Soady, 1885-1978), artist's model, posed for Sydney Long, Antonio Dattilo Rubbo and Fred Leist before she met Norman Lindsay in 1902.
5 portraits in the collection
George Rose
Biography
George Rose, joint Secretary of the British Treasury at the time of the First Fleet, joined the civil service after leaving the Royal Navy in 1762.
1 portrait in the collection
Rose Byrne
Biography
Rose Byrne (b. 1979), actor, was raised in the Sydney suburbs of Balmain and Newtown, and joined the Australian Theatre for Young People at the age of eight.
1 portrait in the collection
Rose Scott
Biography
Rose Scott (1847-1925), feminist and social reformer, devoted much of her life to campaigns that resulted in increased independence for Australian women.
1 portrait in the collection
Maude Rose Bonney AM MBE
Biography
Maude Rose ‘Lores’ Bonney MBE AM (1897-1994), aviatrix, grew up in Melbourne and attended a German finishing school before marrying a Queensland leather-goods manufacturer in 1917.
2 portraits in the collection
Norman Lindsay
Biography
Norman Lindsay (1879-1969), artist, cartoonist, and writer, came from a family that produced five artists.
14 portraits in the collection
Angry Anderson
Biography
Gary ‘Angry’ Anderson AM (b. 1947) is an Australian rock singer and television presenter.
1 portrait in the collection
Sir William Ashton OBE
Biography
Sir William (Will) Ashton OBE (1881-1963) was the son of James Ashton, who founded Adelaide's Norwood Art School in 1885 and its Academy of Arts in 1895.
1 portrait in the collection
Ruskin
Biography
Ruskin was a Sydney photographic business, located at 159 O'Sullivans Road, Rose Bay.
1 portrait in the collection
Percy Lindsay
Biography
Percy Lindsay (1870-1952), artist, was the eldest child of Robert and Jane Lindsay, born, as were his nine siblings, in Creswick, Victoria.
4 portraits in the collection
Lady Mary Hay
Biography
Lady Hay, née Chalmers (c. 1806-1892) was reported at the time of her death to have been about ten years older than Hay.
1 portrait in the collection
Tom Hughes AO KC
Biography
Hon Thomas Hughes AO KC (1923-2024), lawyer and former politician, was born in Sydney and educated at Riverview before serving in the RAAF during World War 2.
3 portraits in the collection