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Stevie
Magazine article by Gregory McBean, 2005
Gregory McBean writes about photographing recent ARIA Hall of Fame inductee, singer Stevie Wright.
Lust for life
Magazine article, 2008
Celebrated Sydney-based photographer and performer William Yang was commissioned by the National Portrait Gallery to produce a new performance work that premiered at the opening of the Gallery's new building.
Tribute
Tom Uren AC
Magazine article, 2015
Edward Tom Uren AC (1921-2015), former Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party, was a major campaigner on environmental and urban-planning issues and rights for veterans.
Portrait 41
October - November 2011
Magazine
This issue features Kate Beynon, Philosopher Cynthia Freeland, Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu, John Tsiavis & Chris Lilley, UK's BP Portrait Award, Purchasing power in colonial Sydney and more.
All in the Family
Magazine article by Andrew Sayers AM, 2002
Portrait launch of Major-General Paul Cullen AC CBE DSO and Bar ED (Rtd) and George Judah Cohen.
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.
Little treasures
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2002
The acquisition of the ivory miniatures of Mortimer and Mrs Lewis.
Form and reality
Magazine article by Dr Christopher Chapman, 2008
A photographic portrait by Kerry Dundas captures the contemplative mind of visionary painter Godfrey Miller.
About grace
Magazine article by Penelope Grist, 2020
Penelope Grist finds philanthropy and fashion underpin the story of Susan Wakil AO.
Petal to the mettle
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2019
Sarah Engledow lauds the very civil service of Dame Helen Blaxland.
The Wonder Years
Magazine article by Sarah Hill, 2001
Sarah Hill introduces the portrait busts of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and Captain Charles Ulm by Enid Fleming.
Moving in creative circles
Magazine article by Joanna Gilmour, 2008
Harold Cazneaux's portraits of influential Sydneysiders included Margaret Preston and Ethel Turner, both important figures in the development of ideas about Australian identity and culture.
The Wentworths – Hidden in Plain Sight
Magazine article by Dr Grace Blakeley-Carroll, 2015
Grace Carroll on the gendered world of the Wentworths.
Paper weight
Magazine article by Joanna Gilmour, 2022
Joanna Gilmour delves into a collection display that celebrates the immediacy and potency of drawing as an art form in its own right.
A gift from the heart
Magazine article by Lauren Dalla, 2003
Lauren Dalla examines the life of Basil Bressler, the art patron responsible for one of the NPG's most important bequests.
Yolngu boy
Magazine article by Ashleigh Wadman, 2011
Guy Maestri’s portrait of the musician was conceived after the artist saw Gurrumul perform in Sydney on New Year’s Eve 2008.