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Jeanne Little OAM
Biography
Australian entertainer Jeanne Little OAM (1938–2020) was known for her over-the-top personality and flamboyant outfits, greeting everyone with her catchphrase 'Daaahling'.
1 portrait in the collection
Jeanne Pratt AC
Biography
Jeanne Pratt AC (b. c. 1936), born to Jewish parents in Poland before the war, came to Australia as a three year old.
1 portrait in the collection
Jeanne Little, 1994 (printed 2021)
Robin Sellick
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Purchased 2021
Jeanne Pratt at home, 2015
Alana Landsberry
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Alana Landsberry and Bauer Media Australia 2019
Shadows cast on fairy tale scene
Lust
Bunny’s side-honey
Self portrait with scarf, c. 1930s
Rupert Bunny
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of Philip Bacon AM 2012. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Chandler Coventry, 1999
Anne Zahalka
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Purchased 2021
John Kaldor, 1975 (printed 2002)
Lewis Morley
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of the artist 2002. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Richard Pratt
Biography
Richard Pratt (1934-2009), businessman, came to Australia with his parents, Polish Jews, in 1938.
2 portraits in the collection
Happy New Year
About Face article
This year (in March) we will celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the formal establishment of the National Portrait Gallery. In the life of institutions, twenty years is not a long time.
Richard Pratt, 2003 (printed 2011)
Lorrie Graham
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2011
Chandler P. Coventry AM
Biography
Chandler Phillip Coventry AM (1924–1999), grazier, gallerist, art collector and arts patron, was born in Armidale, New South Wales to an established New England grazing family.
1 portrait in the collection
All dressed up
Magazine article by Jane Raffan, 2013
Jane Raffan asks do clothes make the portrait, and can the same work with a new title fetch a better price?
Rupert Bunny
Biography
Rupert Charles Wulsten Bunny (1864–1947) was one of the most celebrated Australian expatriate artists of his generation, achieving a degree of success in Paris in the 1890s and early 1900s that was unmatched by his peers.
3 portraits in the collection
Splendid, many-splendoured
Magazine article by Sandra Bruce, 2021
Sandra Bruce gazes on love and the portrait through Australian Love Stories’ multi-faceted prism.
Sea legged frogs
Magazine article by Joanna Gilmour, 2011
Joanna Gilmour describes some of the stories of the individuals and incidents that define French exploration of Australia and the Pacific.