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Irving Browning
Biography
New York-born Irving Browning (1895-1961) was a self-taught photographer and cinematographer who between 1920 and 1940 created a comprehensive body of work documenting New York City during an era of rapid growth.
1 portrait in the collection
Sir Hubert Wilkins, 1933
Irving Browning
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Purchased 2009
Irving Penn
Biography
Irving Penn trained in commercial art at the Philadelphia Museum School of Art while working as a freelance artist at Harper's Bazaar from 1937 to 1939.
1 portrait in the collection
Browning Mummery
Biography
Joseph Browning Mummery (1888-1974), was born in inner suburban Melbourne to a musically-inclined family who fostered his interest in singing.
1 portrait in the collection
Nicole Kidman, New York, 2003
Irving Penn
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2009
Browning Mummery, c. 1925
Corona Ltd
Portrait
Gift of Roger Neill 2009
Penn on paper
Magazine article by Michael Desmond, 2009
Michael Desmond discusses Irving Penn's photographic portrait of Nicole Kidman.
Restoring histories
Magazine article by Gillian Raymond, 2004
Photographic conservation practices and the restoration of the Barbara Blackman photographic portrait.
Douglas Kirkland
Biography
Douglas Kirkland, photographer, was born in Canada and started his career on small newspapers there.
1 portrait in the collection
Observation point
Magazine article by Gary Grealy, 2016
Photographer Gary Grealy discusses his passion for portraiture.
George Hurrell
Biography
George Hurrell, born in Kentucky, began his working life studying painting at the Art Institute of Chicago.
1 portrait in the collection
Sitter still
Magazine article by Emeritus Professor Jaynie Anderson AM, 2015
Jaynie Anderson reflects on her experience as sitter for Reshid Bey’s 1962 portrait.
Thomas Woolner
Biography
Thomas Woolner, sculptor, studied first with the brothers Henry and William Behnes, painter and sculptor respectively, and later at the Royal Academy, at which he was to become professor of sculpture in his fifties.
5 portraits in the collection
Famous
Karin Catt Portraits
Previous exhibition, 2006
Australian photographer Karin Catt has photographed world leaders, a host of rock stars and Oscar-winning compatriots Russell Crowe, Nicole Kidman, and Cate Blanchett.
Brenton McGeachie
NPPP 2012 learning resource
An interview with the photographer.
Glamour vs grunge
Magazine article by Dr Christopher Chapman, 2010
Christopher Chapman examines the battle of glamour vs. grunge which played out in the fashion and advertising of the 1990s.