David Darcy: dog books and screen-related portraiture

At a glance

David Darcy’s official book portfolio and National Portrait Gallery record establish dog-related publishing and a documented portrait made on the Red Dog: True Blue set.

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Key facts

Creator-listed title: Australian Mongrel [source]
Gallery-documented work: Levi Miller on the set of Red Dog: True Blue [source]
Gallery record: 2016 People’s Choice Award [source]

Verified creative connection

Darcy’s studio books page identifies titles including Australian Mongrel, Mongrel Country and Outback Mongrels. These are creator-presented works, not a complete inspected bibliography. The studio also identifies Darcy as an artist, author and photographer. This profile does not attribute a book called Bush Dogs to him because that specific connection was not established through the primary sources consulted.

A documented screen connection

The National Portrait Gallery records Darcy’s photograph Levi Miller on the set of Red Dog: True Blue as its 2016 National Photographic Portrait Prize People’s Choice recipient. That is a specific institutional record of a portrait connected to a rural dog film. It should not be expanded into a claim that Darcy directed the film or trained the animal performers.

Read across media

The combination of dog books and a film-set portrait provides a route into researching how rural dog stories circulate through photographs, books and cinema. Keep each object’s creator, date and subject separate. A portrait made during production is not automatically a scene from the completed film, and a book cover alone does not identify every dog or task shown inside.

Use the original records

Consult the studio’s portfolio for creator-supplied context and the Gallery for its specific catalogue and award record. This page does not reproduce images, imply a current commission service or present the studio biography as independently verified in every detail. For publication, establish the rights for the actual object and obtain an accurate image credit rather than assuming a prize listing authorises reuse.

Common questions

What establishes the rural screen connection?

The National Portrait Gallery records Darcy’s portrait made on the Red Dog: True Blue set. This does not establish a directing or animal-training role.

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