A portrait slashed with a butcher’s cleaver by a suffragette in the National Portrait Gallery will go back on display there for the first time in over twenty years. A photograph showing the damage will be included for the first time in a complementary display devoted to the suffrage movement that inspired the attack in July 1914. The portrait of one of the Gallery’s … [Read more...] about National Portrait Gallery reveals how painting of founder was slashed with a cleaver by a suffragette
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“Cross-dressing” Grayson Perry to design front cloth for English National Ballet’s female choreographers
English National Ballet has announced that it has commissioned Grayson Perry to design the front cloth for its She Said programme, at Sadler’s Wells from Wednesday 13 - Saturday 16 April 2016. Perry - introduced on Wikipedia as "an English artist, known mainly for his ceramic vases and cross-dressing" - has ENB's Artistic Director as a fan of his work. Tamara Rojo said, I … [Read more...] about “Cross-dressing” Grayson Perry to design front cloth for English National Ballet’s female choreographers
Lucian Freud Archive acquired for the nation
An important archive comprising Lucian Freud’s sketchbooks, drawings and letters has been acquired by the nation from the estate of Lucian Freud through the Acceptance in Lieu Scheme. The archive has been permanently allocated to the National Portrait Gallery, which in 2012 staged the acclaimed Lucian Freud Portraits exhibition, the Gallery’s most visited ticketed … [Read more...] about Lucian Freud Archive acquired for the nation
Giacometti: Pure Presence exhibition opens in London
The first ever exhibition solely to consist of portraits by the twentieth-century artist Alberto Giacometti opens at the National Portrait Gallery tomorrow, Thursday 15 October. Giacometti: Pure Presence (15 October 2015 - 10 January 2016) comprises over 60 works, including paintings, sculptures and drawings, spanning the entire range of the Swiss artist’s career. Including … [Read more...] about Giacometti: Pure Presence exhibition opens in London
Audrey Hepburn glad to be home in a major new exhibition
Thirty-five photographs of Audrey Hepburn from the personal collection of her sons, Sean Hepburn Ferrer and Luca Dotti, will go on display in London's National Portrait Gallery’s summer exhibition. Audrey Hepburn: Portraits of an Icon will explore the life and career of the film star, and is the first British exhibition to be organised with support from the Audrey Hepburn … [Read more...] about Audrey Hepburn glad to be home in a major new exhibition