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Reginald Gray
Biography
Reginald Gray (1930–2013) was a professional portraitist. Born in Dublin, he studied at the National College of Art and Design, and became a designer for the Pike and Gate Theatres in Dublin and the Lyric Theatre in London.
1 portrait in the collection
Portrait of Jill Neville, 1967 (completed 1997)
Reginald Gray
Portrait, oil and egg tempera on canvas
Gift of the artist 2002
Robert Gray, 1978
Christine Godden
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2017
Lost in thought, 2008
by Quentin Jones
Image
Hon. Sir Reginald Talbot KCB
Biography
The Hon Sir Reginald Talbot KCB (1841-1929), army officer and English MP, was governor of Victoria from April 1904 to July 1908.
1 portrait in the collection
Reginald Jerrold-Nathan
Biography
Reginald Henry Jerrold-Nathan (1889-1979) arrived in Australia from London in 1924, having studied under John Singer Sargent and William Orpen at the Royal Academy, where he was awarded a medal for portrait painting.
2 portraits in the collection
Walter Reginald Hume, c. 1944
Sir William Dargie CBE
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of David Hume OAM 2016
Jessie Street, 1929
Reginald Jerrold-Nathan
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of the Street family and the Jessie Street National Women's Library 2010
Portrait of Dr John Bradfield, c. 1920-1924
Reginald Jerrold-Nathan
Portrait, oil on canvas
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the family of Dr J J C Bradfield 2006
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Aldershot Cavalry (Major General Reginald Talbot), 1897
Sir Leslie Ward, Vincent Brooks, Day & Son, Vanity Fair Magazine
Portrait, chromolithograph on paper
Purchased 2013
Melissa Madden Gray, at home
Pia Johnson
Image
Joy Hester
Biography
Joy Hester (1920-1960) was the only female member of the Angry Penguin movement, which included artists Tucker, Sidney Nolan and Arthur Boyd.
1 portrait in the collection
Artist interviews
Headspace 4
General content
Talma Studios, Sydney
Biography
Talma Studios opened in Sydney in March 1899 in a George Street premises next door to the GPO.
1 portrait in the collection
An affray which deserves particular mention
Ben Hall and his gang outdone, 6 February 1865
About Face article
Bushranger Ben Hall and his cronies held around 40 people hostage in a pub north-west of Goulburn, telling their captives ‘don’t be alarmed; we only came here for a bit of fun’.
Catherine Hamlin AC
Biography
Catherine Hamlin AC (1924–2020), obstetrician and gynaecologist, graduated from the University of Sydney in 1946 and went to work at Crown Street Women’s Hospital, where she met fellow doctor Reginald Hamlin.
1 portrait in the collection