Portrait Of Sir Donald Bradman Ac Gifted To The National Portrait Gallery Collection
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Culture - Art Press Release 25th August 2008, 12:20pm -
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To coincide with the centenary of the birth of Sir Donald Bradman AC (27 August 1908), the National Portrait Gallery will receive a superb portrait of the Australian cricket legend painted by Bill Leak, as a gift to its collection. Painted from life in 1990, the portrait will be donated by Mr L Gordon Darling AC CMG, the National Portrait Gallery's Founding Patron, and has been on temporary loan to the Gallery since 1999.