Jennifer Coombes looks at costume sketches and continuity polaroids of Heath Ledger’s portrayal of Ned Kelly, as featured in the exhibition Heath Ledger: A Life in Pictures at the NFSA.

Continuity Polaroid of Heath Ledger as Ned Kelly, 2003.

The NFSA holds four portrait sketches of Ned Kelly made by the art department that imagine a blend of the real historical individual, the fictional figure imagined in Robert Drewe’s novel, Our

The NFSA holds four portrait sketches of Ned Kelly made by the art department that imagine a blend of the real historical individual, the fictional figure imagined in Robert Drewe’s novel, Our

The NFSA holds four portrait sketches of Ned Kelly made by the art department that imagine a blend of the real historical individual, the fictional figure imagined in Robert Drewe’s novel, Our

The NFSA holds four portrait sketches of Ned Kelly made by the art department that imagine a blend of the real historical individual, the fictional figure imagined in Robert Drewe’s novel Our S

This short Nine Network news item heralds the arrival of Circus Oz for a season of performances at Melbourne Town Hall in 2002.

Heath Ledger’s movie and television career as curated by the NFSA. Featuring his posthumous Oscar win for The Dark Night and his early career in Australia.

As part of his visit, the Pope visited the tomb of Blessed Mary MacKillop in North Sydney.