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Of plague and portraits
About Face article
Corinna Cullen on the symbolic power of pandemic-related imagery over the ages.
Max Cullen
Biography
Max Cullen (b. 1940), actor and artist, trained in art in Sydney in the 1950s, worked as a commercial artist and illustrator for some years, and has continued to exhibit solo and in group shows including the Archibald, Blake and Sulman Prizes.
1 portrait in the collection
Adam Cullen
Biography
Adam Cullen (1965-2012), painter, studied art in Sydney from 1986 to 1999, when he obtained his master’s degree in fine arts from the University of New South Wales.
8 portraits in the collection
A blackguard rehearsing - Max Cullen, 2001
David Naseby
Portrait, oil on canvas
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Nigel Naseby 2007
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Angel Street (Adam Cullen), 2010
Darren McDonald
Portrait, oil on linen
Purchased 2012
Major General Paul Cullen AC CBE DSO
Biography
Major General Paul Cullen AC CBE DSO and BAR ED (Rtd) (1909–2007) was a soldier, banker, welfare executive and grazier.
1 portrait in the collection
Portrait of a beautiful mind - Adam Cullen, Blue Mountains, 2005 (printed 2019)
George Fetting
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Purchased with funds provided by Alan Dodge AM & Neil Archibald 2019
Adam Cullen, 2000
Gary Grealy
Portrait, inkjet print
Purchased with funds provided by Dr Gene Sherman AM and Patrick Corrigan AM 2016
Adam Cullen, 2008
by Stephen Oxenbury
Image
Neil Armfield (study), 2010
Adam Cullen
Portrait, oil on canvas
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Commissioned 2010
Neil Armfield, 2010
Adam Cullen
Portrait, oil on canvas
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Commissioned 2010
Neil Armfield (study), 2010
Adam Cullen
Portrait, spray paint on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Commissioned 2010
Neil Armfield (study), 2010
Adam Cullen
Portrait, spray paint on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Commissioned 2010
Major General Paul Cullen, 2002
Mathew Lynn
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of the New South Wales Jewish War Memorial 2002
All in the Family
Magazine article by Andrew Sayers AM, 2002
Portrait launch of Major-General Paul Cullen AC CBE DSO and Bar ED (Rtd) and George Judah Cohen.
3 Mordants, 2011
Adam Cullen
Portrait, oil on canvas
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the Mordant Family 2013
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program