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Albert and his wife Rubina, Macdonnell Ranges, 1946
Axel Poignant
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph, selenium toned on paper
Purchased 1999
Albert Namatjira
'You must not lose it'
Portrait story
The art and landscape of Albert Namatjira.
Albert Namatjira
Biography
Arrernte artist Albert Namatjira (1902–1959) is one of Australia's most celebrated and important artists.
7 portraits in the collection
Albert Namatjira, Artist, Alice Springs, c. 1957
Ern McQuillan OAM
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Purchased 2003
Pair of bookends with portraits of Albert Namatjira, c. 1950
Don Mount
Portrait, wood and glazed ceramic
Gift of Ron Radford 2001. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Albert and Vincent, 2024
Vincent Namatjira OAM
Portrait, synthetic polymer paint on linen
Purchased with funds provided by the Calvert-Jones Foundation, Liangis Family Foundation and the Portrait Dinner Series 2024
Albert Namatjira, 1958
Sir William Dargie CBE
Portrait, oil on canvas laid on composition board
Purchased with funds provided by Marilyn Darling AC and with the assistance of Philip Bacon Galleries 2000
Albert Namatjira, c. 1954-1958 (printed 2017)
Charles Chauvel
Portrait, inkjet print from a scanned colour transparency on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2017
Dr HV Evatt, Albert Namatjira and Dame Mary Gilmore having a meal, c. 1950s
an unknown artist
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Marilyn Darling AC 2008
Rubina Namatjira
Biography
Rubina (Ilkalita) Namatjira (1903–1974) was a Kukatja woman and the wife of famous Western Arrernte artist Albert Namatjira.
1 portrait in the collection
Albert and Vincent
Vincent Namatjira OAM
Image
Studio self-portrait
Vincent Namatjira OAM
Image
Studio self-portrait
Vincent Namatjira OAM
Image
In the mirror: self portrait with Joy Hester, 1939
Albert Tucker
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of the artist 1999. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Albert Tucker
Biography
Albert Tucker AO (1914-1999) was one of the strongest Australian painters of last century.
4 portraits in the collection
Albert Falzon
Biography
Albert Falzon (b. 1945), film maker and photographer, was in the Australian army and worked for Australian Surfing World magazine before co-founding the Australian surf magazine Tracks in 1970.
1 portrait in the collection