Christian Waller (née Yandell, 1894–1954), printmaker, muralist and stained-glass artist, was born in Castlemaine, Victoria and commenced studying art at the Castlemaine School of Mines in 1905.
1 portrait in the collection
Gift of an anonymous donor 2022
Napier Waller CMG OBE (1893–1972), painter, graphic artist, teacher and stained-glass designer, studied art at the National Gallery school in Melbourne and first exhibited at the Victorian Artists' Society in 1915.
1 portrait in the collection
Recorded 1965
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 1999
Purchased with funds provided by the Ian Potter Foundation 2008
The Rev. Fred Nile MLC (b. 1934) Leader of the Christian Democratic Party was born and raised in King's Cross, Sydney.
1 portrait in the collection
Ossie Cruse AM MBE, Aboriginal Elder and Christian Pastor, has for over 20 years been a prominent campaigner for reconciliation and social justice for Australia's indigenous peoples.
1 portrait in the collection
Grace Carroll contemplates the curious case of Christian Waller.
Michelle Fracaro examines the life of World War II nurse Margaret Anderson, whose portrait by Napier Waller is in the NPG collection.
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Gina and Ted Gregg 2010
Captain Robert Clark Morgan (1798-1864), Christian mariner, whaler and diarist, entered the Royal Navy at the age of eleven, leaving at sixteen for the merchant marine and beginning a career in whaling, a pursuit he relished.
1 portrait in the collection
Leslie Bowles (1885-1954), sculptor, was born in Sydney and began his studies in modelling and woodcarving at the Brisbane Technical College.
1 portrait in the collection
