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Christopher Hopkins
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Evie and Ruby at The Bend, Dec. 2019
Christopher Hopkins
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Henry Hopkins
Biography
Henry Hopkins (1787–1870), merchant and philanthropist, opened his first shop on Elizabeth Street in Hobart soon after arriving in the colony in September 1822.
1 portrait in the collection
Livingston Hopkins
Biography
Livingston Hopkins, cartoonist, was born in Ohio and fought in the American Civil War before beginning his cartooning career in New York.
3 portraits in the collection
Self portrait, 1894
Livingston Hopkins
Portrait, etching on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Ross A Field 2008
Livingston Hopkins, n.d.
an unknown artist
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2008
Portrait of Henry Hopkins, c. 1845
Thomas Griffiths Wainewright
Portrait, watercolour on paper
Purchased with funds provided by L Gordon Darling AC CMG 2013
Mr Barton 'Overworked', 1893
Livingston Hopkins
Portrait, pen and ink on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2008
Dr Christopher Chapman
Biography
After almost 12 years, Dr Christopher Chapman departed as Senior Curator in 2019.
Christopher Morris
Biography
Christopher Morris studied photography at Griffith University in Brisbane in the mid 1990s, during which he photographed many of the leading names in contemporary music including U2, Oasis, Pearl Jam, The Sex Pistols and the Red Hot Chilli Peppers.
1 portrait in the collection
Christopher Brennan
Biography
Christopher Brennan (1870–1932), poet, was born to Irish parents in Sydney.
2 portraits in the collection
Mum, 2011
by Christopher Pearce
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Melanie and sighthounds, 2016
by Christopher Pearce
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National Photographic Portrait Prize 2019
Previous exhibition, 2019
The exhibition is selected from a national field of entries, reflecting the distinctive vision of Australia's aspiring and professional portrait photographers and the unique nature of their subjects.
Three ways to look at a photograph
NPPP 2019 exhibition essay
General content
Dr Christopher Chapman, National Photographic Portrait Prize judge and curator, introduces the 2019 Prize.
NPPP 2010 exhibition essay
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Dr Christopher Chapman, National Photographic Portrait Prize judge and curator, introduces the 2010 Prize.