Tag: National Portrait Gallery

This exhibition captures the fun and excitement of Rennie’s 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

The latest addition to the National Portrait Gallery’s 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

A follow up to the highly successful Glossy exhibition which opened the National Portrait Gallery in 1999 has been unveiled at the Gallery’s 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

One of England’s most celebrated photographers, Cecil Beaton is showcased in the National Portrait Gallery’s latest exhibition. This subsite was developed to present the elegant and timeless style associated with Beaton’s work, as well as to bring together five decades of work through his outstanding career. >> www.portrait.gov.au/exhibit/cecil/index.htm