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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.

Jessie Street

Jessie Street

Biography

Jessie Street (née Lillingston, 1889-1970), feminist and activist, had a 50-year career encompassing achievements on landmark issues such as family planning, equal pay and equal employment.

1 portrait in the collection

Nancy Borlase and Laurie Short

Laurence Short AO OBE

Biography

Laurence Short AO OBE (1915–2009), trade union leader, joined the Federated Ironworkers' Association in 1937 and the Labor Party five years later.

1 portrait in the collection

Sir Laurence McIntyre

Sir Laurence McIntyre CBE

Biography

Sir Laurence McIntyre CBE (1912-1981) diplomat and public servant, was Australian ambassador to the UN during the 1970s.

1 portrait in the collection

Sir Laurence Hartnett

Sir Laurence Hartnett

Biography

Sir Laurence Hartnett (1898-1986), automotive engineer, was born in Woking, Surrey.

1 portrait in the collection

Self portrait, Cyprus

David Potts

Biography

David Potts (1926-2012) was a documentary photographer with a career spanning more than fifty years.

3 portraits in the collection

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Terry Clune

Biography

Terry Clune (b. 1932), gallerist, established Terry Clune Galleries with Frank MacDonald at 59 McLeay Street Potts Point in 1957.

1 portrait in the collection

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Solomon Studios

Biography

Saul Solomon (1836–1929) had a studio in Main Road, Ballarat from 1857 to 1862, and worked in partnership with William Bardwell at 29 Sturt Street, Ballarat until 1874.

1 portrait in the collection

Robert Carter

Robert T. Carter

Biography

Robert Thomas Carter (1843–1917) was a leading Sydney cabinetmaker and furniture warehouseman, and later an antique dealer.

2 portraits in the collection

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Falk Studios

Biography

Falk Studios was established by Melbourne-born photographer H. Walter Barnett in George Street, Sydney in 1885.

5 portraits in the collection

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Bassano Ltd

Biography

The Bassano studios operated from 1850, when photographer Alexander Bassano (1829-1913) opened premises in Regent Street, London.

2 portraits in the collection

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Ernest Walter Histed

Biography

Ernest Walter Histed was born in Brighton, UK, but made his reputation as a photographer in Chicago and later in Pittsburgh.

1 portrait in the collection

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The Swiss Studios, Melbourne

Biography

The Swiss Studio opened in Bourke Street, Melbourne, in September 1900 and remained in business until 1920..

1 portrait in the collection

Lawrence Cox

Lawrence Cox AO

Biography

Laurence Cox AO (b. 1938), a director of the Australian Stock Exchange from its inception in 1987 and its chairman from 1989 to 1994, was an executive director of Macquarie Group Limited from 1996 to 2009; chairman of the Transurban Group from 1996 to 2007 and chairman of the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute from 1994 to 2009.

1 portrait in the collection

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Munnan Studios

Biography

Munnan Studios operated from premises in Hunter Street, Sydney, from around 1915.

1 portrait in the collection

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James Gillray

Biography

James Gillray, caricaturist and printmaker, was born in Chelsea and learned the art of engraving as a youth in London.

1 portrait in the collection

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