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The hand of Captain Cook

Take a close look at a portrait with a hidden message in its hands. For Year 7 – 9 students.

In Conversation

Join us with Maggie Beer AO, cook restaurateur and businesswoman and Del Kathryn Barton, artist, in celebration of the National Portrait Gallery's most recent commissioned portrait, Maggie, 2023 by Del Kathryn Barton.

A photographer’s glamorous friends

Community, arts, activism

2000

2016

Supporters

2006

Bringing down a kingdom

The king and the showgirl

Benefactors

2009

Welcome home, Captain Bligh

The National Portrait Gallery will, next Tuesday, unveil an exciting new acquisition of irrefutable importance to all Australians. Portrait of William Bligh, in master’s uniform c. 1776, attributed to John Webber, is one of the earliest portraits of the contentious, historical figure, and extends the Gallery’s remarkable collection of early colonial portraits.

National Photographic Portrait Prize 2018 winner announced

Finalists have been eagerly awaiting the announcement of the Winner and Highly Commended for the National Photographic Portrait Prize since December. It is our pleasure to announce the Winner for 2018 is Lee Grant for her portrait titled Charlie and Highly Commended has been awarded to Filomena Rizzo for her portrait titled My Olivia.

The Hinders: doyens of Australian modernism

Progressive partnership

She saved his life. He showed her painting.

Leaders, painters, friends

Out of the blocks

Dawn Fraser, Lionel Rose, Shane Gould and Cathy Freeman

Macquarie Digital Portraiture Award 2014

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