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Need Inspiration? Check Out Our 'Famous' Exhibition

Need some ideas for your competition entry? Take a look at the Library's free exhibition Famous: Karin Catt Portraits. (It was the inspiration for this competition!)

The exhibition presents around 90 celebrity portraits by high-profile Australian photographer Karin Catt, now based in New York. Her work - usually seen in the pages of glossy magazines - is colourful and provocative.

Portraits in the exhibition include a constellation of Australian and international famous faces, from rock gods and movie stars to world leaders. They include:

  • actors Matt Damon, Eric Bana, Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe, Magda Szubanski and Miranda Otto
  • musicians Elton John, Lou Reed, AC/DC, Elvis Costello, David Byrne, Fatboy Slim, PJ Harvey, 50 Cent and Eminem
  • personalities such as Muhammad Ali and Yoko Ono
  • world leaders including George Bush Snr and Mikhail Gorbachev.

The exhibition runs from 13 July until 11 November 2006 in the Library's Keith Murdoch Gallery.

Want to know more? Visit the Famous exhibition web page - or explore the exhibition in person.

 

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