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Tim Costello, 2006 (printed 2010)
Dave Tacon
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2010
Study for portrait of Bob Ellis, 1999
David Naseby
Portrait, charcoal on paper
Gift of the artist 2001
Study for portrait of Bob Ellis, 1999
David Naseby
Portrait, charcoal on paper
Gift of the artist 2001
Tribute
Bob Ellis
Magazine article, 2016
Bob Ellis (1942–2016) was a journalist, columnist, screenwriter, film director, playwright, speechwriter and critic.
What the world needs now is love, 2012
by Jeremy Shaw
Image
Bob Ellis
Biography
Bob Ellis (1942-2016) was a journalist, columnist, screenwriter, film director and playwright.
3 portraits in the collection
John Hillcoat
Biography
John Hillcoat (b. 1960), filmmaker, was born in Brisbane and grew up in Canada, the USA and Europe.
1 portrait in the collection
Bob Ellis, 1999
David Naseby
Portrait, oil on canvas
Purchased with funds provided by the Basil Bressler Bequest 2001
My Favourite Australian
Previous exhibition, 2008
My Favourite Australian is a project developed in collaboration with ABC TV and the people of Australia.
Paper, boy
Magazine article by Peter Wilmoth, 2016
Peter Wilmoth’s boy-journalist toolkit for antagonising an Australian political giant.
My Favourite Australian
Magazine article by Christine Clark, 2009
The Australian public was invited in 2008 to vote for their favourite Australian. After the votes were tallied an exhibition of the top-ten Popular Australians and the top-twenty unsung heroes was displayed at the National Portrait Gallery.