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	Encyclopedia: National Gallery of Australia
		The National Gallery of Australia is a major art gallery (museum) in Canberra, Australia.
		Home page of the Australian National Gallery of Art
		It is Australia's "national art gallery" funded by the Federal Government.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/National-Gallery-of-Australia

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		The National Gallery of Australia respects the rights of all artists and copyright holders.
		No image or information displayed on this site may be reproduced, transmitted or copied (other than for the purposes of fair dealing, as defined in the Copyright Act 1968) without the NGA's permission.
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	National Portrait Gallery - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This is a disambiguation page â” a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/National_Portrait_Gallery

	National Portrait Gallery
		The National Portrait Gallery is an art gallery in Washington, DC which is part of the Smithsonian Institution since 1968.
		The National Portrait Gallery is an art gallery in London which was opened in 1856.
		While the gallery is closed, many of the works in its collection are travelling to affiliate museums around the world.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/na/National_Portrait_Gallery.html

	The Global Encyclopedia : Hotels : Travel
		During the 19th century, many new states were added to the original thirteen as the nation expanded across the North American continent and acquired a number of overseas possessions.
		After long debate, this was supplanted by the Constitution of a more centralized federal government in 1789.
		Two of the major traumatic experiences in the nation's history were the American Civil War ( 1861 - 65) and the Great Depression of the 1930s.
	united-states.asinah.net /american-encyclopedia/wikipedia/n/na/nationa...

	National Portrait Gallery Press releases Exhibitions and Displays
		This exhibition is jointly organised by the National Portrait Gallery, London and the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Australia.
		The Portrait Award, now in its 25th year at the National Portrait Gallery and 15th year of sponsorship by BP, is a highly successful annual event aimed at encouraging young artists to focus upon, and develop, the theme of portraiture within their work.
		In 1856 the first portrait presented to the newly-founded National Portrait Gallery was a compelling painting considered to be of William Shakespeare, known as the "Chandos" portrait.
	www.npg.org.uk /live/prelexh.asp

	dimensions_in_time - 22/7/2002: National Portrait Gallery
		There are only four portrait galleries in the world, The National Portrait Gallery (of Australia) is in Canberra and its collection is a blend of historical and contemporary portraits of people who have made an impact on Australia.
		Well, the acquisition of the portrait of James Cook, painted by John Webber in 1782, was a turning point in the collection development for the National Portrait Gallery.
		GEORGE NEGUS: Historian Sarah Engledow of the National Portrait Gallery.
	www.abc.net.au /dimensions/dimensions_in_time/Transcripts/s614479.htm

	NPG - Fuzzy Prime Ministers of Australia
		In the one hundred years since Federation, Australia has produced twenty-five Prime Ministers of all shapes, shades and sizes.
		With an earnest desire to address Australia's lack of interest in its political history, Martin Wilson has created 25 hooked wool rugs of our Prime Ministers.
		Wilson believes that this portrait series has the potential to 'unite the country like no other rugs have before'.
	www.portrait.gov.au /content/exhibit/fuzzy

	National Portrait Gallery What's on? Mirror Mirror Virtual tour Bess Norriss caption
		Born in Melbourne, Australia, where her father was a scientific chemist, Bess Norriss studied at Melbourne Art Gallery School and at the Slade School of Fine Art in London in 1905, specialising in watercolours and miniatures.
		Francis Derwent Wood (1871-1926) made a bronze bust of her in 1921-2, which was purchased by the Chantrey Bequest for the Tate (then the National Gallery, Millbank) in 1926.
		Bess belonged to the Society of Women Artists and exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts and the Paris Salon (1908-36), the Goupil Gallery and the Grosvenor Gallery, both in London.
	www.npg.org.uk /live/mirrc11.asp

	Centenary of Federation - Australia Week
		Jenny Sages's portrait of artist Emily Kame Kngwarreye was one of the first works acquired by the National Portrait Gallery for its collection.
		In the same year, to advance the idea of a National Portrait Gallery, Tom Roberts exhibited a series of 23 portrait panels in Sydney, representing "familiar faces and figures".
		In later correspondence to Alfred Deakin, Roberts wrote of the importance of establishing a portrait gallery of Australians prominent in public affairs.
	pandora.nla.gov.au /pan/10492/20021115/resources/history/portrait.htm

	Austen Citings - Neil Kinnock portrait in the National Portrait Gallery, London
		In the National Portrait Gallery in London there is a portrait of Neil Kinnock, ex-leader of the Labour Party.
		Austen Citings - Neil Kinnock portrait in the National Portrait Gallery, London
	www.jasa.net.au /austencitings/kinnock.htm

	The Space Visual Arts: Australia's National Portrait Gallery
		The Australian National Portrait Gallery (ANPG), one of only four portrait galleries in the world, shows us that the tradition of portraiture is anything but ‘traditional’.
		Australia's National Portrait Gallery is at Old Parliament House, King George Terrace, Parkes, Canberra.
		In the main galleries the portraits are images of people who have made an impact on our country ranging from politicians to writers, scientists to sporting figures, musicians to doctors.
	www.abc.net.au /arts/visual/stories/s649655.htm

	Sculptures in the Grounds of the National Gallery of Australia
		The collection of the National Gallery of Australia spans some 5000 years of world culture with almost 100,000 works drawn from every branch of the visual arts, including paintings, photographs, fashions, decorative arts and sculpture.
		For more information about the exhibitions program and details of other services available from the National Gallery of Australia, telephone Canberra, (06) 240 6411 or email Jane Hyden at h747270@bohm.anu.edu.au.
		The front of the National Gallery of Australia, from the corner of King Edward Terrace and Parkes Place, Canberra
	rubens.anu.edu.au /student.projects/garden/nga.html

	Current Exhibitions
		The National Sculpture Prize and Exhibition is a partnership between the National Gallery of Australia and Macquarie Bank to support and promote Australian sculpture and to recognise outstanding works.
		Detail: Margaret Michaelis-Sachs 'Self portrait, Parramatta River, Sydney' 1948 Collection of the National Gallery of Australia Gift of the estate of Margaret Michaelis-Sachs 1986
		It is one of the most generous prizes for contemporary art in Australia, with a non-acquisitive prize of $50,000 awarded to the winning artist.
	www.nga.gov.au /exhibitions

	SurfWax: News, Reviews and Articles On National Portrait Gallery
		According to Sandy Nairne, the director of the National Portrait Gallery, the purpose of the show and the TV series is 'to bring overlooked photographic portraits to public attention, and to demonstrate one way in...
		The Portrait Award, now in its 25th year at the National Portrait Gallery, is aimed at encouraging young artists to develop the theme of...
		A self- portrait of a painter standing next to a gorilla to highlight the role of the artist as "aping" nature features on the National Portrait Gallery's shortlist for the BP Portrait Award 2005...
	museums.surfwax.com /files/National_Portrait_Gallery.html

	National Australia Day
		The National Portrait Gallery exists to increase understanding and knowledge of portraiture and of Australian history and culture.
		ScreenSound Australia, the National Screen and Sound Archive, is the treasure house of Australian audiovisual history.
		Film Australia is one of the nation's largest producers of television documentaries and educational programs.
	www.nadc.com.au /online.asp

	National Gallery of Art on Encyclopedia.com
		A portrait by Rubens of his son Frans: a drawing by Rubens of the eldest son from his second marriage has recently been lent to the National Gallery of Scotland by the Duke of Sutherland.
		It is on display in the show "Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1880-1938," at the National Gallery of Art through June 1.
		Pictures and Maps for: National Gallery of Art
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/N/NatlG1allA1.asp

	National Portrait Gallery -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		It is located adjacent to the National Gallery, north of Trafalgar Square, in Westminster.
		Great Britain's national collection of European paintings is housed in the National Gallery in London.
		The British Museum at Bloomsbury is the oldest of national museums and is unrivaled for the richness and variety of its collections.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9055002

	National Portrait Gallery What's on? We are the People
		He also has several works in the National Portrait Gallery collection including portraits of Iris Murdoch, Susan Greenfield and the recently completed portrait of former National Portrait Gallery Director Charles Saumarez Smith.
		His work is in several public collections, including the British Museum, Tate, MoMA New York and the National Gallery Australia.
		Collected as "anonymous" subjects, the National Portrait Gallery hopes that relatives will spot their grandparents or great-grandparents and bring back their names and stories.
	www.npg.org.uk /live/wearepeople.asp

	SORS National Portrait Gallery
		As a national resource center for biography and portraiture, the Gallery offers a wide range of services to the researcher in addition to the special expertise of its curatorial and research staff.
		The National Portrait Gallery (NPG), which opened to the public in 1968, is housed in the fourth oldest monumental government structure in Washington, on the very site that Pierre Charles L'Enfant, in his original plan for the city, had designated for a pantheon to honor the nation's immortals.
		Research specialties: colonial Mexican architecture; the Latino presence in American History; history of Australia.
	www.si.edu /ofg/Units/sorsnpg.htm

	National Portrait Gallery Canberra Visiting the City Museums & Galleries Contemporary Art WCities Destination Guide
		Gallery tours are available and the gift shop has a fine collection of books and gifts.
		Historic and contemporary pieces highlight individuals who have made an impact on Australian culture.
		The concept was implemented in 1997 and is growing steadily, due in part to independently commissioned portraits.
	www.wcities.com /en/record/165,122313/267/record.html

	Ralph Heimans, Portrait Painter & Artist
		The National Portrait Gallery of Australia has acquired three works by Heimans for its permanent collection.
		2001- Permanent acquisition of portrait of Emeritus Professor Derek Freeman by the National Portrait Gallery of Australia
		The number of sittings varies according to the specific requirements of the portrait but generally there may be 3 to 5 sessions of 2 hours each.
	www.commissionaportrait.com /artistsportfolio.asp?id=138&page=2

	Bill Brandt: A Retrospective - National Portrait Gallery of Australia - Absolutearts.com
		British master photographer Bill Brandts wide ranging work is explored in a comprehensive exhibition Bill Brandt: A Retrospective on view at the National Portrait Gallery from 13 September to 10 November 2002.
		From Brandts early work that documents fixed social contrasts of pre-World War II life in Britain to his later experimentation with a surreal style, this exhibition spans 50 years of Brandts far reaching career in an extensive assemblage of 155 vintage gelatin silver prints from the Bill Brandt Archive in London.
		Himself an important figure of the British artistic and intellectual scene, Brandt produced striking portraits of celebrated contemporaries, such as Francis Bacon, E.M. Forster, Rene Magritté and Henry Moore.
	www.absolutearts.com /artsnews/2002/09/13/30290.html

	The National Portrait Gallery - Portrait of the Month
		Barbara Blackman recently purchased this painting of her ‘good dear beloved long friend’ especially for the National Portrait Gallery, which she has long championed.
		A major retrospective of his work toured most state galleries in 1993, and this reinforced his great contribution to Australian art, especially through his works of the 1950s-70s.
		This work recalls a day when the two families, both to assume great cultural significance to Australia, happily picnicked at Cedar Creek near Tamborine in the winter of 1955.
	www.portrait.gov.au /content/gallery/portmnth/july/portmnth.htm

	PictureAustralia National Portrait Gallery
		The National Portrait Gallery aims to increase the understanding of the Australian people - their identity, history, creativity and culture - through portraiture.
		The National Portrait Gallery's collection features portraits of the people who have shaped our nation.
		Whilst there are many historical figures in the collection, the National Portrait Gallery is not only a 'memorial'.
	www.pictureaustralia.org /npg.html

	Asia tour guides - Canberra ACT, Australia destination guides and city guides
		The National Gallery of Australia houses the national art collection and hosts exhibitions from around the world.
		Hanging within are portraits of famous Australians in the National Portrait Gallery.
		Canberra is the capital of Australia and is located 150km inland from the southeast Australian coast.
	www.asia-tourguides.com /tg-australia-canberra.asp

	The National Capital Authority
		National Capital Authority – Building the National Capital in the hearts of all Australians.
		The National Capital Authority under the Australian Capital Territory (Planning and Land Management) Act 1988, is responsible for:
		on behalf of the Commonwealth, managing National Land designated in writing by the Minister as land required for the special purposes of Canberra as the National Capital
	www.nationalcapital.gov.au

	Aborigine-Kunst Katalog: Bilder und Information zu Jimmy Pike aus Australien. (c)Galerie Bähr, Speyer
		Caruana, W., Australian Aboriginal Art, A Souvenir Book of Aboriginal Art in the Australian National Gallery.
		Recent Aboriginal Art of Western Australia, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Australien
		Aboriginal Art of the Kimberley, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australien
	www.aboriginal-art.de /art_deu/ver_jp_.htm

	National Gallery 'risks losing prestige'. 07/01/2004. ABC News Online
		The former director of the National Gallery of Australia, Betty Churcher, has warned the institution is in danger of losing its place as Australia's premier arts body.
		"The National Gallery should be the national leader of the country and should be perceived by outsiders, other galleries outside, as the premier institution," she said.
		The National Gallery of Victoria recently re-opened after a $170 million refurbishment.
	www.abc.net.au /news/newsitems/s1021464.htm

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