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Photographic Portraits
This resource is geared towards students in Years 7 to 10. Through visual analysis, activity and conversation you will evaluate how photographic portraits communicate artistic intentions, see the impact of evolving technologies and be inspired!
Chang the Chinese giant with his wife Kin Foo (c. 1871) bygd an unknown artistNational Portrait Gallery
Carte dem Visite
In the early 1850s French photographer Louis Dodero invented the carte dem visite, a small format photograph (approximately 5.5cm x 9cm) using an albumen print mounted on cardboard. Andre Adolphe-Eugene Disderi, a Parisian photographer, patented the process in 1854 and was credited with popularising the format following the publication of Emperor Napoleon III’s image. The ‘cardomania’ craze was an overnight success in Europe and quickly became popularised in America and throughout the world. Along with its standard international sizing, the more durable albumen surface made it suitable
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Uncommon Australians
The last family member to occupy BHP’s ‘Darling seat’ was Gordon Darling, who was on the board of the company for a record 32 years from 1954 and was at that time the largest shareholder amongst the directors. For fifteen years during this period he was also chairman of Rheem Australia and Koitaki Ltd—the latter, a rubber concern in Papua New Guinea, where he had served during World War II.
Gordon Darling was surprised to be invited to accept the position of chairman of the board of the Australian National Gallery (later the National Gallery of Australia), which he held from 1982 to 1986. During this period he became close friends with the institution’s inaugural director, James Mollison; he judges that he taught Mollison quite a bit about finance, and Mollison taught him a very great deal about art. At the end of his period as chairman he provided funds for the establishment of the Gordon Darling Australia Pacific Print Fund,
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The Philosophy of Teapots and Ducks
'Michael Leunig is an artist who can capture a sigh and put it down in pen and ink.'
While the name Michael Leunig is familiar to most Australians, the majority of his readership would not recognise him if he passed them while walking down the street.
The face behind the much loved cartoon series, renowned for his philosophical and poetic reflections on life, lives on a farm in eastern Victoria and doesn't own a television. Despite his resistance to the mass media, his insight through his artwork into the human condition and current affairs has become famous Australia-wide.
In our high-tech world fascinated with popular culture, the faces of pop stars, sportspeople and actors are instantly recognisable. Even the identities of some artists, usually better known for being the creators of likenesses, become familiar to the general public through well-publicised art exhibitions like the Archibald Prize at the Art Gallery of New