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Tim Winton
Biography
Tim Winton (b. 1960) is the author of 29 books, with his work translated into 28 languages.
2 portraits in the collection
Tim Winton, 2019
Sally Robinson
Image
Tim Winton, 2019
Sally Robinson
Portrait, synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Purchased with funds provided by the Annual Appeal 2020
Tim Winton
'I am at the beach'
Portrait story
A series of excepts from Tim Winton's novel 'The Land's Edge'.
Tim Winton, 2004
Quentin Jones
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2008
Sally Robinson
'Expect a polite refusal'
Portrait story
Artist Sally Robinson describes her career and the creation of her portrait of Tim Winton.
Tracks in the sand
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2008
Dr Sarah Engledow discusses Quentin Jones's photograph of Australian author Tim Winton.
Portrait Stories
#PortraitureComesHome
From Mauboy to Blanchett, Teo to Bradman, Namatjira to Winton – these mini-movies showcase the creative collaboration between portrait artists and their subjects.
Portrait 28
June - August 2008
Magazine
This issue of Portrait Magazine features Harold Cazneaux, nineteenth-century carte de visites, Tim Winton, Antonio Dattilo-Rubbo, Evelyn Chapman and more.
2020 Annual Appeal
Annual Appeal
In 2020 the Annual Appeal was focussed on Sally Robinson's remarkable portrait of author Tim Winton.
Sally Robinson
Biography
Sally Robinson, born in England, studied at the National Art School in Sydney from 1970 to 1973, and in the following year took up a position as designer at the Australian Museum in Sydney.
3 portraits in the collection
Russell Shakespeare
Biography
Russell Shakespeare (b. 1963) has photographed well-known Australians from a wide range of fields, including writers Tim Winton and Colleen McCullough, sports people Steve Waugh and Stephanie Gilmore, and former politicians Gough Whitlam and Bob Brown.
2 portraits in the collection
Nick Enright AM
Biography
Nick Enright (1950-2003), playwright and screenwriter, attended Sydney University and the New York University School of the Arts before establishing himself as a dramatist with plays such as Summer Rain and Mongrels.
2 portraits in the collection
Nick Enright, c. 1976 (printed 2004)
Robert McFarlane
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2003
Hilary McPhee, 2015
Jacqueline Mitelman
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Purchased with funds provided by Wayne Williams 2015
Bob McTavish
Biography
Bob McTavish began surfing in Queensland at the age of twelve - and for decades, he has written, he slept in cars, eating bread, bananas and the occasional spider and surfing at every opportunity.
2 portraits in the collection