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Lily Brett OAM
Biography
Lily Brett OAM (b. 1946) is a New York-based novelist, essayist and poet.
2 portraits in the collection
Canadian identities
Magazine article by Lilly Koltun, 2004
An exploration of national identity in the Canadian context drawn from the symposium Face to Face at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in 2004.
A brief reprieve from isolation
Lily Hatten
Image
Lily Brett, n.d. (printed 2021)
Jacqueline Mitelman
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Purchased with funds provided by Jillian Broadbent AC 2021
The black coat: Lily Brett, 1989
David Rankin OAM
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of Dr Gene Sherman AM and Brian Sherman AM 2012. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Louis Kahan AO
Biography
Louis Kahan (1905-2002) was born in Vienna, Austria to Jewish parents.
64 portraits in the collection
Louis Kahan
In their own words
In their own words
Recorded 1965
Self portrait, 1949
Louis Kahan AO
Portrait, pen and ink on book page
Gift of Dr Gene Sherman AM and Brian Sherman AM 2012. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Roy Grounds, 1961
Louis Kahan AO
Portrait, pen and ink on paper
Gift of Mrs Lily Kahan 2006. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Herbert Cole 'Nugget' Coombs, early 1970s
Louis Kahan AO
Portrait, pen and ink on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Mrs Lily Kahan 2017
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Bob Hawke, n.d.
Louis Kahan AO
Portrait, pencil on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Mrs Lily Kahan 2017
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Bob Hawke, n.d.
Louis Kahan AO
Portrait, pencil on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Mrs Lily Kahan 2017
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Roy Grounds, 1960-1961
Louis Kahan AO
Portrait, pencil on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Mrs Lily Kahan 2006
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Bob Hawke, n.d.
Louis Kahan AO
Portrait, pencil on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Mrs Lily Kahan 2017
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Herbert Cole 'Nugget' Coombs, n.d.
Louis Kahan AO
Portrait, fibre-tipped pen on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Mrs Lily Kahan 2017
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Les Bury, n.d.
Louis Kahan AO
Portrait, fibre-tipped pen on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Mrs Lily Kahan 2017
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program