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Tom Carroll
Biography
Tom Carroll (b.1961), former professional surfer, made the finals of the 1979 Pipe Masters on his first ever world tour, finishing 24th in the world that same year.
1 portrait in the collection
Tom Carroll
Portrait story
Regarded as one of the greatest surfers of all time, Tom Carroll describes his career.
Untitled #1, 2010
by Sean O’Carroll
Image
Tom Carroll, 1981 (printed 2011)
Lorrie Graham
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2011
Paddy Carroll Tjugarrayi
Biography
Paddy Carroll Tjungurrayi (c. 1932–2002) is a Warlpiri artist who was born in Yarrungkanyi in the Western Desert.
1 portrait in the collection
Enigma
Magazine article by Dr Grace Blakeley-Carroll, 2015
Grace Carroll contemplates the curious case of Christian Waller.
E. J. Carroll, c. 1920
Habenicht photography studio
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Jan Carroll 2019
Celebrity cutpurse
Magazine article by Dr Grace Blakeley-Carroll, 2010
Grace Carroll discusses the portrait of the late-eighteenth century gentleman pickpocket George Barrington.
The Wentworths – Hidden in Plain Sight
Magazine article by Dr Grace Blakeley-Carroll, 2015
Grace Carroll on the gendered world of the Wentworths.
Dinny Nolan Tjampitjinpa and Paddy Carrol Tjungarrayi – Papunya, 1994
Greg Weight
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Dinny Nolan Tjampitjinpa
Biography
Dinny Nolan Tjampitjinpa (b. c. 1944) is a painter and senior custodian for the Warlpiri people.
1 portrait in the collection
Coral Browne, 1975
Don Bachardy
Portrait, pencil with ink wash on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 1999
Us Mob
Biography
Us Mob were an Aboriginal rock band active in the 1970s and 1980s. The band's members Rodney Ansell, Pedro Butler, Carroll Karpany and Wally McArthur formed the band at the Centre for Aboriginal Studies in Music in Adelaide.
2 portraits in the collection
Wayne Lynch
Biography
Wayne Lynch (b. 1951), surfer and surfboard shaper, grew up in Lorne, Victoria, not far from Bells Beach.
2 portraits in the collection
2013-14 Acquisition Fund
Annual Appeal
This 1910 portrait of Elizabeth Sarah (Lillie) Roberts by Tom Roberts was brought into the Gallery's collection with the assistance of the Acquisition Fund in 2013.
Lisa McCune
In their own words
In their own words
Recorded 2022