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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.

Dressing for dinner

The Hon. Bill Hayden AC

Biography

The Hon Bill Hayden AC (1933‒2023) was Governor-General of Australia from 1989 to 1996 and Leader of the Opposition from 1977 to 1983.

1 portrait in the collection

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Dallas Hawes

Biography

Dallas Hawes was about 18 years old when he painted this portrait of Dr Law.

1 portrait in the collection

Rose Byrne

Rose Byrne

Biography

Rose Byrne (b. 1979), actor, was raised in the Sydney suburbs of Balmain and Newtown, and joined the Australian Theatre for Young People at the age of eight.

1 portrait in the collection

Bob Hawke

Bob Hawke

Biography

Robert James Lee (Bob) Hawke (1929-2019) moved with his family from South Australia to Perth in 1939.

9 portraits in the collection

Arcadia (Wayne Lynch and Bob McTavish)

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

Charles Teo

Charles Teo AM

Biography

Charles Teo AM (b. 1957) is a neurosurgeon. Born in Sydney, where he attended Scots College and graduated in medicine and surgery from the University of New South Wales, he worked for some years at the Children’s Medical Center, Dallas, Texas and was Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Arkansas.

1 portrait in the collection

Erin Phillips OAM

Erin Phillips OAM

Biography

Erin Phillips OAM (b. 1985), elite athlete, played professional basketball for fifteen years before becoming the stand-out player of the AFLW's first five seasons.

1 portrait in the collection

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