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Janet Dawson
In their own words
In their own words
Recorded 1965
Janet Dawson
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When soulmates Janet Dawson and Michael Boddy moved from Sydney to a property, Boddy was clear about why: ‘Our marriage is one long conversation - we moved to the bush so we could talk to each other without so many interruptions.’
Joseph Cotta, 1984
Janet Dawson
Portrait, pastel on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Joseph Mathew Cotta and Gladys Maria Cotta 2016
Gladys Cotta, 1984
Janet Dawson
Portrait, pastel on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Joseph Mathew Cotta and Gladys Maria Cotta 2016
Joseph Cotta, 1983-1984
Janet Dawson
Portrait, charcoal on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2015
Chris Dickins, 1983-1984
Janet Dawson
Portrait, charcoal on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2015
Michael with beetroot sprouting, 2008
Janet Dawson
Portrait, pastel on paper
Purchased 2015
Professor Derek Denton, 2009
Janet Dawson
Portrait, pastel on paper
Gift of Professor Derek Denton AC and Dame Margaret Scott AC 2014. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Bill Hunter, 1974
Janet Dawson
Portrait, charcoal on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2011
Figurative foundation
Magazine article by Joanna Gilmour, 2010
Joanna Gilmour explores the life and art of the Australian artist Janet Dawson.
Janet Dawson, Paddington, Sydney, 1966 (printed 2000)
David Moore
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2001. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
The series 'David Moore: From Face to Face' was acquired as a gift of the artist and with financial assistance from Timothy Fairfax AC and L Gordon Darling AC CMG 2001.
Self portrait, between 1951 and 1953
Janet Dawson
Portrait, oil on cardboard
Gift of the artist 2000
Summer 1986, 1986
Janet Dawson
Portrait, oil on canvas
Purchased 2000, part gift of Michael Boddy