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Ivy Shore
Biography
Ivy Shore (1915–1999), painter, was born in Melbourne, daughter of a South Australian suffragette, Elka, and engineer John Williams.
2 portraits in the collection
Arnold Shore
Biography
Arnold Shore, a lifelong inhabitant of Melbourne, was apprenticed to a stained glass and leadlight company called Brooks, Robinson soon after leaving school at the age of twelve.
2 portraits in the collection
Arnold Shore
In their own words
In their own words
Recorded 1962
Self portrait, 1962
Arnold Shore
Portrait, oil on masonite
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Malcolm Shore 2017
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Ivy Shore, 1961
Graeme Inson
Portrait, oil on masonite
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Harvey and Russell Shore 2014
Kondelea (Della) Elliott, 1979
Ivy Shore
Portrait, oil on masonite
Gift of Jeannie Highet and Kim Buchan 2012
HV (Doc) Evatt, 1935
Arnold Shore
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of Elizabeth Evatt and Penelope Seidler 1998. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
The Mirror, 2016
by Spencer and Lloyd Harvey
Image
In another land
Geoff Harvey
Image
William Henry Harvey
Biography
William Henry Harvey (1811-1866), botanist, formed a boyhood passion for natural history which was encouraged at Ballitore School, County Kildare.
1 portrait in the collection
William Henry Harvey, c. 1850
Thomas Herbert Maguire
Portrait, lithograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012
The Boys Next Door, 1978
Michel Lawrence
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 1999
Max Meldrum, 1951
Graeme Inson
Portrait, oil on masonite
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Mrs Shirley Greathead 2009
Brian Fitzpatrick, 1953
Graeme Inson
Portrait, oil on canvas laid on masonite
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Sheila and David Fitzpatrick in memory of their father 2008
Not your average teacher’s pet!
It's Complicated
Love versus art
Nick Cave and Rowland S. Howard (of The Birthday Party), 1983
Bleddyn Butcher
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2002