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Mark Blackman, c. 2000
Penny Tweedie
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2004
Judith Wright with Barbara Blackman, c. 1956
Charles Blackman OBE
Portrait, oil on paper laid down on board
Gift of Joanna McNiven 2018. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Girl (portrait of Barbara Blackman), 1969
Charles Blackman OBE
Portrait, charcoal on paper
Purchased 2009
Untitled (portrait of Barbara Blackman), 1976
Charles Blackman OBE
Portrait, charcoal on paper
Purchased 2009
Barbara Blackman AO
Biography
Barbara Blackman AO (b. 1928), writer, poet and arts patron, was only fifteen when the ABC Weekly published one of her poems.
5 portraits in the collection
Charles Blackman OBE
Biography
Charles Blackman OBE (1928–2018), artist, studied at East Sydney Technical College and worked as a press artist for the Sun newspaper before moving to Melbourne, where he came to the attention of arts patron John Reed.
9 portraits in the collection
Barbara Blackman
In their own words
In their own words
Recorded 1974
Charles Blackman
In their own words
In their own words
Recorded 1965
The chase, 1952
Charles Blackman OBE
Portrait, tempera on masonite
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Rob and Paula McLean 2011
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Barbara Blackman, 2008
Gorgi Dimcevski
Portrait, oil on canvas
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Barbara Blackman 2009
The Family
by Charles Blackman
Portrait story
Meredith McKinney, subject of Charles Blackman's 'The Family', recounts memories from her childhood and the creation of the portrait.
Barbara Blackman, c. 1953
an unknown artist
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of Barbara Blackman 2004
Portrait of Charles Blackman, 1979
Judy Cassab AO CBE
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of Warwick Evans 2021. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Charles Blackman, 2008
Sahlan Hayes
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2010
Charles Blackman, 1992
Greg Weight
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
The family, c. 1955
Charles Blackman OBE
Portrait, oil on board
Gift of Barbara Blackman 2000. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.