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Giovanni Vendramini
Biography
Giovanni Vendramini, engraver, went to London from his native Italy at the age of nineteen, where he honed his skills as a draughtsman under Francesco Bartolozzi.
1 portrait in the collection
George Rose, 1811
Giovanni Vendramini, T Cadell & W Davies after William Evans, Sir William Beechey
Portrait, engraving on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012
Sean Slattery
Vox pops
This is Davide Di Giovanni and he was a principal dancer for the Sydney Dance Company for six or seven years. He got in touch with me to do some video work together and he was just so amazing.
Emeritus Professor Jaynie Anderson AM
Biography
Professor Jaynie Anderson is the Herald Chair of Fine Arts and Foundation Director of the Australian Institute of Art History at the University of Melbourne.
1 portrait in the collection
The photographers
General content
The eight photographers represent diverse styles, specialities and career paths. Abigail Varney, Peter Brew-Bevan, Martin Philbey, John Tsiavis, Michelle Day, Julian Kingma, and Giovanni Lovisetto.
Davide
Sean Slattery
Image
PROMO
Portraits from prime time
Previous exhibition, 2014
This exhibition goes behind-the-scenes and into the spotlight with professional photographers and the stars of Australian television, music and comedy. Whether negotiating the logistics of a big publicity shoot or quietly capturing moments on set during filming, the photographers' stories are intriguing and compelling.
The inside story
General content
The photographers reveal the technical side of their work and reflect on changes in their profession. Now everyone has a camera in their pocket, is everyone a photographer? What is it like to sustain a career as a photographer in the entertainment industry? How do you work with celebrity subjects, negotiate the complex logistics of big shoots, and create captivating portraits under pressure?
Yvonne Denise Kenny, 1999 (printed 2022)
Polly Borland
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Purchased 2022
Yvonne D. Kenny AM
Biography
Australian soprano Yvonne Kenny AM (b. 1950) studied science at the University of Sydney before deciding to pursue an opera career instead.
1 portrait in the collection
Jeffrey Smart AO
Biography
Jeffrey Smart (1921–2013) was an iconic realist painter, acclaimed for his urban and industrial landscapes which form one of the most original and recognisable bodies of work in the canon of Australian art.
6 portraits in the collection
Emblems of beauty
Magazine article by Keith Christiansen, 2012
Keith Christiansen introduces the exhibition The Renaissance Portrait from Donatello to Bellini on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
A feast of friends
Magazine article by Richard Ormond, 2015
John Singer Sargent: a painter at the vanguard of contemporary movements in music, literature and theatre.
Poise and Carats
About Face article
I keep going back to Cartier: The Exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia next door, and, within the exhibition, to Princess Marie Louise’s diamond, pearl and sapphire Indian tiara (1923), surely one of the most superb head ornaments ever conceived.