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The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to Elders both past and present.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that this website contains images of deceased persons.

Anthony Dattilo Rubbo

Anthony Dattilo Rubbo

Biography

Anthony Dattilo Rubbo (1870-1955) was born in Naples and received classical art training in Italy.

1 portrait in the collection

Kiffy Rubbo 2, 1979

Kiffy Rubbo

Biography

Kiffy Rubbo (1944-1980) was director of the Ewing and George Paton Gallery at the University of Melbourne from 1973 to 1980.

1 portrait in the collection

Antonio van Diemen, Gouverneur Generaal van Nederlands Indiën

Anthony van Diemen

Biography

Anthony van Diemen (1593–1645) was governor-general of the Dutch East Indies from 1636 until 1645.

1 portrait in the collection

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Anthony Cardon

Biography

Anthony Cardon, born in Flanders, moved to London as a twenty year old and attended the Royal Academy schools.

2 portraits in the collection

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Anthony Browell

Biography

Anthony Browell, photographer, was born in England and studied at the Brighton Art College and the Ealing Art School before becoming a freelance photographer.

9 portraits in the collection

Peace, the Man and Hope

Anthony Mundine

Biography

Anthony Mundine (b. 1975), Bundjalung boxer and former rugby league player, was born in Newtown in Sydney's inner south and began his career playing league for Hurstville United.

2 portraits in the collection

Professor Anthony Milner

Anthony Milner

Biography

Australian National University Centre for Asian Societies and Histories Basham Professor of History.

1 portrait in the collection

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Anthony Buckley & Constantine Ltd

Biography

Anthony Buckley and Constantine are portrait photographers by appointment to Their Royal Highnesses Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh.

1 portrait in the collection

Acacius (Stigmata) - Tony Carden

Anthony Charles Carden

Biography

Anthony Charles Carden (1961–1995), activist and actor, became interested in performance while a school student at Knox Grammar, Wahroonga.

1 portrait in the collection

Self portrait

Evelyn Chapman

Biography

Evelyn Chapman studied with Dattilo Rubbo in Sydney and travelled overseas to paint in Paris, where she exhibited at the Salon.

1 portrait in the collection

Rose Lindsay

Rose Lindsay

Biography

Rose Lindsay (née Soady, 1885-1978), artist's model, posed for Sydney Long, Antonio Dattilo Rubbo and Fred Leist before she met Norman Lindsay in 1902.

5 portraits in the collection

Norma Redpath

Norma Redpath

Biography

Norma Redpath OBE (1928-2013), sculptor, studied at Swinburne and RMIT and undertook broad travel studies in Europe in the 1950s.

2 portraits in the collection

Self portrait

Grace Cossington Smith OBE

Biography

Grace Cossington Smith OBE (1892–1984) was a pioneer of modernist art in Australia.

1 portrait in the collection

Self portrait in green hues

Roland Wakelin

Biography

Roland Wakelin was born in New Zealand and studied at the RAS school in Sydney under Dattilo Rubbo from 1912 to 1914.

1 portrait in the collection

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Dora Toovey

Biography

Dora Toovey, born in Bathurst, trained in Sydney under Antonio Dattilo-Rubbo, James R Jackson (whom she married) and John Passmore.

2 portraits in the collection

John Olsen AO, CBE

John Olsen AO CBE

Biography

John Olsen AO OBE (1928–2023), painter, was one of the major figures in 20th-century Australian art.

8 portraits in the collection

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