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Hermannsburg Potters, 1999
Greg Weight
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Potters' Portrait Pot, 2009
Hermannsburg Potters, Irene Mbitjana Entata, Virginia Mbitjana Rontji, Lindy Panangka Rontji, Rahel Kngwarria Ungwanaka, Rona Panangka Rubuntja, Dawn Ngala Wheeler, Judith Pungarta Inkamala, Anita Ratara Mbitjana, Hayley Panangka Coulthard, Clara Ngala Inkamala
Portrait, fired terracotta clay, underglaze
Commissioned 2009
Carol Duncan, Redfern
Carol Jerrems
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Carol Jerrems
Biography
Carol Jerrems (1949–1980) was a photographer known for her intimate portraits of friends, lovers and others occupying the progressive social and creative circles in which she moved.
8 portraits in the collection
Carol Jerrems: Portraits
Previous exhibition, 2024
Carol Jerrems: Portraits is a major exhibition of one of Australia’s most influential photographers. Jerrems’ intimate portraits of friends, lovers and artistic peers transcend the purely personal and have come to shape Australian visual culture.
Carol Jerrems' bed with personal effects, Royal Hobart Hospital
Carol Jerrems
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Carol Spencer AM
Biography
Carol Spencer AM (b. 1943), known as Carlotta, is a cabaret performer, television personality and LGBTIQ+ advocate.
1 portrait in the collection
Contact sheet (Virginia Fraser, Carol Jerrems, Ron Johnston)
Carol Jerrems
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Carol McGregor
Contributing artists
Born: 1961, Hastings, New Zealand
Works: Brisbane
Nobby Looking Back, 2015
by Carol Elvin
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School's out
Carol Jerrems
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3/4 length self portrait, camera held to face, pyjama top open
Carol Jerrems
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Empty corridor
Carol Jerrems
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Two older men reading at window
Carol Jerrems
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Self portrait after surgery
Carol Jerrems
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Woman patient next to bed asleep on pillow
Carol Jerrems
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