Drawing on experience gained through work with clients such as the Australian War Memorial, the National Archives of Australia and the National Portrait Gallery, Linkâs Director, Steven De Costa, delivered a paper at the Museums Australia National Conference in Brisbane. The paper provides an overview of various techniques Link has used to contextualise the content
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This exhibition captures the fun and excitement of Rennieâs candid style of portraiture, while also bringing out many examples of his staged photo shoots. The special nature of his work is found in the delightfully contrasting snapshots of Australian identity. >> www.portrait.gov.au/exhibit/rennie/index.html
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The latest addition to the National Portrait Galleryâs collection is a commissioned portrait of HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark. This Portrait Feature of the commission was developed to highlight the new work and the process in which it was created. >> www.portrait.gov.au/gallery/portmnth/oct05/feature.html
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A follow up to the highly successful Glossy exhibition which opened the National Portrait Gallery in 1999 has been unveiled at the Galleryâs Commonwealth Place exhibition space. This subsite was developed to showcase the contemporary and sometimes controversial nature of magazine photography as a key medium in the realm of portraiture. >> www.portrait.gov.au/exhibit/glossy2/flash.html
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On 13 October 2005, the beta version of the Vrroom website was launched to the world by Senator the Hon Rod Kemp, Minister for the Arts and Sport. The National Archivesâ Virtual Reading Room is an educational website targeted towards High School and College students to introduce them to the use of Primary Sources as a basis
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One of Englandâs most celebrated photographers, Cecil Beaton is showcased in the National Portrait Galleryâs latest exhibition. This subsite was developed to present the elegant and timeless style associated with Beatonâs work, as well as to bring together five decades of work through his outstanding career. >> www.portrait.gov.au/exhibit/cecil/index.htm
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