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Rick Smolan
Biography
Rick Smolan (b. 1949) began his career as a photographer for Time, Life and National Geographic.
2 portraits in the collection
Robyn Davidson (Hamelin Pool, Indian Ocean, Western Australia), 1977 (printed 2014)
Rick Smolan
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Purchased 2014
Robyn Davidson (near Uluru), 1979 (printed 2014)
Rick Smolan
Portrait, inkjet print (black and white) on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2014
Barry Hill, 1993
Rick Amor
Portrait, drypoint and roulette on wove paper
Gift of the artist 2005. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Rick Carey
Biography
Rick and Thelma Carey comprise Australian country music's most famous double act, Rick and Thel.
1 portrait in the collection
Rick Amor
Biography
Rick Amor (b. 1948) is a Victorian-based painter, printmaker and sculptor.
27 portraits in the collection
Shining light, 2008
by Rick Carter
Image
Self portrait, 2005
Rick Amor
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2008. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Self portrait, 1999
Rick Amor
Portrait, drypoint on paper
Gift of the artist 2005. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Observation point
Magazine article by Rick Amor, 2021
While visiting the National Portrait Gallery I noticed the absence of paintings of journalists.
Times like these
Magazine article by Gavin Fry, 2010
Gavin Fry examines the art and career of the Australian painter Rick Amor.
Rick Carey, WA, 1998 (printed 2004)
John Elliott
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2005
Rick Amor
21 Portraits
Previous exhibition, 2014
Rick Amor, noblest yet most unaffected of contemporary Australian portraitists, is also a painter of enigmatic, ominous landscapes, seascapes and cityscapes that haunt the viewer like dreams, dimly-recalled.
Rick Amor: 21 Portraits
General content
Sarah Engledow chronicles Rick Amor's work and accomplishments in this extensive essay in conjunction with the exhibition Rick Amor: 21 Portraits.
Music for the Soul, 2006
by Rick Carter
Image
Paul Boston, 1995
Rick Amor
Portrait, oil on canvas
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Rick Amor and Meg Williams 2015
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program