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Her Excellency Marjorie Jackson-Nelson AC CVO MBE
Biography
Her Excellency Marjorie Jackson-Nelson AC CVO MBE (b. 1931), former sprinter, was Governor of South Australia from 2001 to 2007.
3 portraits in the collection
Her Excellency Marjorie Jackson-Nelson AC CVO MBE, 2006
Avril Thomas
Portrait, oil on canvas
Commissioned 2006
Preparatory study for Her Excellency Marjorie Jackson-Nelson AC CVO MBE, 2005
Avril Thomas
Portrait, charcoal on paper
Commissioned 2006
Marjorie Jackson, 1953
an unknown artist
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Purchased 2011
Spikes: then and now
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2006
As part of its ongoing program of commissions of portraits of prominent Australians, the National Portrait Gallery has unveiled a portrait of Her Excellency Marjorie Jackson-Nelson by South Australian artist Avril Thomas.
Marjorie Lawrence
Biography
Marjorie Lawrence CBE (1907-1979), dramatic soprano, studied singing from 1925 in Melbourne, moving to study with Cécile Gilly in Paris in 1928 after winning the Geelong Sun Aria competition.
2 portraits in the collection
Marjorie Cotton Isherwood
Biography
Marjorie Cotton Isherwood (1913–2003) was the first professionally qualified children's librarian in New South Wales and many of her initiatives continue today.
1 portrait in the collection
Marjorie Lawrence, Amneris, 1951
an unknown artist
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2007
Marjorie Lawrence, Paris, 1937
an unknown artist
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2007
Linda Jackson
Biography
Linda Mary Jackson (b. 1950) is a fashion designer and artist. Having studied fashion design at Emily McPherson College and photography at Prahran Technical College, she travelled to New Guinea, through Asia and Europe, and worked for Parisian couture house Mia-Vicky.
1 portrait in the collection
William Jackson Hooker
Biography
William Jackson Hooker (1785–1865), botanist, was the first Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in which capacity he had significant influence on the study of Australian flora.
1 portrait in the collection
Aussie Icon: Portrait of Linda Jackson, 2023
Adrienne Doig
Portrait, synthetic polymer paint on wood
Purchased with funds provided by donors 2023
Nelson Illingworth
Biography
Nelson Illingworth trained in sculpture in England and worked as a modeller at the Royal Doulton potteries for nine years before moving to Australia.
3 portraits in the collection
James, 2012
by Myles Nelson
Image
Rob, Homeless in Cooma, NSW, 2016
by Greg Nelson
Image
William Jackson Hooker, 1851
Thomas Herbert Maguire
Portrait, lithograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2013