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Rt. Hon. Stanley Melbourne Bruce
Biography
Stanley Bruce (1883-1967) was Prime Minister from 1923 to 1929 and Australia's High Commissioner in London from 1933 to 1945.
2 portraits in the collection
Stanley Bruce, 1937
Barbara Tribe
Portrait, cast bronze
Gift of the artist 2000
Mugshots
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2006
A toast to the acquisition of an unconventional new portrait of former Prime Minister, Stanley Melbourne Bruce.
Portrait jug of Stanley Melbourne Bruce, 1925-1928
Ashtead Potters Limited, Surrey, UK, Percy Metcalfe
Portrait, glazed ceramic
Purchased 2006
Four from the 30s
Magazine article by Andrew Sayers AM, 2003
Australia's tradition of sculpted portraits stretches back to the early decades of the nineteenth century and continues to sustain a group of dedicated sculptors.
Fiona Stanley AC
Biography
Fiona Stanley AC (b. 1946), paediatric epidemiologist, is a passionate advocate for children and young people.
2 portraits in the collection
Fiona Stanley
'Everyone knew who I was'
Portrait story
Fiona Stanley on her career as a paediatric epidemiologist, and working with Aboriginal communities.
Sir Stanley Seymour Argyle
Biography
Sir Stanley Seymour Argyle (1867-1940), premier and medical practitioner, studied medicine at the University of Melbourne and at King’s College, London.
1 portrait in the collection
Fiona Stanley, 2011
Mary Moore
Portrait, oil on composition board
Commissioned 2011
Stanley Argyle, 1924
Tom Glover
Portrait, pen and ink on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012
Stanley Douglas, 2021
Robert Fielding
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Purchased with funds provided by the Annual Appeal for Contemporary Australian Photography 2022
Study for painting commission portrait of Fiona Stanley, 2010
Mary Moore
Portrait, oil on composition board
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Commissioned 2011
Millicent Fanny Preston-Stanley Vaughan
Biography
Millicent Fanny Preston Stanley (1883–1955), politician and feminist, was born Millicent Stanley in Sydney in 1883, the daughter of a grocer named Augustine Stanley and his wife Frances (née Preston).
1 portrait in the collection
Millicent Preston Stanley Vaughan, c. 1945
Noel Rubie
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of Judi Preston-Stanley 2013
Bruce Armstrong
Biography
Bruce Armstrong (1957-2024) was a sculptor, painter, printer and charcoal artist.
2 portraits in the collection
Bruce Dawe
Biography
Bruce Dawe AO (1930-2020), poet and teacher, was born in Fitzroy and worked as a labourer, clerk, sawmill hand, farmhand and postman before joining the RAAF in 1959.
1 portrait in the collection