We acknowledge the Gadigal of the Eora Nation, the traditional custodians of the Country on which the Art Gallery of NSW stands.

W B McInnes GJ Coles, Esq

oil on canvas

101 x 83 cm

Image courtesy National Portrait Gallery, Canberra

This portrait by WB McInnes of businessman and philanthropist George James Coles (1885–1977), founder of the Coles retail dynasty, is now in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery, Canberra. The work was originally listed incorrectly in the 1935 Archibald as GD Coles, Esq.