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Mel Gibson AO
Biography
Mel Gibson (b. 1956), actor, was born in New York state, the sixth of eleven children of a railroad brakeman and an Australian opera singer.
1 portrait in the collection
Me, alone
Azlin Gibson
Image
Bessie Gibson
Biography
Bessie Gibson (1868-1961), like Harold Parker, studied under Godfrey Rivers at the Brisbane Central Technical College, where she developed an interest in miniature painting.
1 portrait in the collection
Sir Robert Gibson
Biography
Sir Robert Gibson GBE (1863-1934) trained in design and drafting in Glasgow, where he began work as a designer at an iron company; he soon became manager of its London office.
1 portrait in the collection
Jezeril II, 2014
by Douglas Gibson
Image
Harbour road, 2010
by Gibson Nolte
Image
Brett Canét-Gibson
Biography
Brett Canét-Gibson (b. 1965) has a 25-year career as an image maker, Creative Director, writer and communicator in portrait, still life and landscape commercial and editorial photography, graphic design and visual arts.
3 portraits in the collection
Mel Gibson, 1982
William Yang
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Purchased 2003
Charles Gibson Millar
Biography
Charles Gibson Millar (1839–1900), entrepreneur, was engaged in a number of industrial and agricultural enterprises in Australia during the 1870s, 80s and 90s.
1 portrait in the collection
Bodie, 2017
by Brett Canet-Gibson
Image
Jessica, 2014
by Brett Canet-Gibson
Image
Mastura, 2016
by Brett Canet-Gibson
Image
Tiffany, 2015
by Brett Canet-Gibson
Image
Observation Point
Magazine article by Brett Canét-Gibson, 2018
Portrait photography, by definition, is a collaboration. It is also the grandest of lies masquerading as the ultimate truth.
Unmasked - Bob Gordon
Brett Canét-Gibson
Image
Sir Robert Gibson, 1934
Paul Montford
Portrait, cast bronze on granite base
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of The Australian Industry Group 2012