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Laurence Short AO OBE
Biography
Laurence Short AO OBE (1915–2009), trade union leader, joined the Federated Ironworkers' Association in 1937 and the Labor Party five years later.
1 portrait in the collection
Nancy Borlase and Laurie Short, 1991
Jenny Sages
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of the Margaret Olley Art Trust 1998
Sage, 2015
by Jacinta Short
Image
Sir Laurence McIntyre CBE
Biography
Sir Laurence McIntyre CBE (1912-1981) diplomat and public servant, was Australian ambassador to the UN during the 1970s.
1 portrait in the collection
Sir Laurence Hartnett
Biography
Sir Laurence Hartnett (1898-1986), automotive engineer, was born in Woking, Surrey.
1 portrait in the collection
Sir Laurence Hartnett, 1984
Reshid Bey
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of Sir Laurence Hartnett's daughters 2003
Sir Laurence McIntyre, n.d.
Louis Kahan AO
Portrait, graphite on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Mrs Lily Kahan 2006
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
David Potts
Biography
David Potts (1926-2012) was a documentary photographer with a career spanning more than fifty years.
3 portraits in the collection
Rhys Graham
Biography
Filmmaker and writer Rhys Graham has worked across a number of moving image forms.
1 portrait in the collection
Bruce Petty
Biography
Bruce Petty (1929-2023), political cartoonist, grew up in Melbourne and as a young man took night classes in art at RMIT.
1 portrait in the collection
Warwick Thornton
Biography
Warwick Thornton (b. 1970) is a Kaytetye man, writer, director and cinematographer.
2 portraits in the collection
Introduction tour
Welcome highlights
Event, Daily until Saturday 31 May
Join a short introductory tour of the National Portrait Gallery and discover a few key portraits.
Self portrait, Cyprus, 1953
David Potts
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Purchased 2001
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Marion Halligan
Biography
Marion Halligan AM (1940–2024) is a novelist, short story writer, reviewer and essayist.
1 portrait in the collection