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John Gibbons at the NPG

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Share John Gibbons: Portraits 12 September 2009-14 March 2010 Room 32 Admission free The first display of portraits by the sculptor John Gibbons has opened at the National Portrait Gallery. It is the latest in the Gallery’s Interventions series focusing on twentieth-century artists who have developed innovatory approaches to portraiture. This display, comprising dramatic works in welded steel,... »

The Life and Lives of Dr Johnson – NPG London

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Share THE LIFE AND LIVES OF DR JOHNSON Until 13 December 2009 Room 16 To celebrate the 300th anniversary of the birth of Dr Samuel Johnson the National Portrait Gallery is mounting a special display of portraits of the great writer and his circle. Using prints and drawings from the Gallery’s Collection the display will also include portraits... »

Gallery In Wikipedia Legal Threat – Derrick Coetzee sets artists minds at rest

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ShareYesterday on 1stAngel I carried this news from the BBC which was worrying to many artists who have their work on the WWW…… . The National Portrait Gallery (NPG) is threatening legal action after 3,300 images from its website were uploaded to online encyclopaedia Wikipedia. . A contributor to the popular site, Derrick Coetzee, breached English copyright laws... »

Gallery in Wikipedia legal threat

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The National Portrait Gallery (NPG) threatens legal action after 3,300 images from its website were uploaded to online encyclopaedia Wikipedia. »

Bob Dylan 1966 European Tour at NPG

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Share BOB DYLAN 1966 EUROPEAN TOUR: Photographs by Barry Feinstein 11 May – 30 August 2009 Bookshop Gallery Admission Free ‘ . Photographs of Bob Dylan’s 1966 European Tour by Barry Feinstein will be displayed for the first time in London at the National Portrait Gallery in May. These photographs offer a rare insight into the time when Dylan was arguably at... »

Francis Alÿs: Fabiola – NPG

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Share FRANCIS ALŸS: FABIOLA Organised by Dia Art Foundation 2 May – 20 September 2009Room 41 and 41 (A) Admission Free Created by the internationally acclaimed artist Francis Alÿs, Fabiola is an installation of over 300 portraits of a fourth-century Christian saint collected by the artist from flea markets and antique shops throughout Europe and the Americas. These seemingly... »

CHAMPIONS – Portraits by Anderson

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Shareto benefit the Elton John AIDS Foundation 30 October 2008 -18 January 2009 Room 40 Admission Free. A new display of over 30 previously unseen nude portraits of leading international sportsmen and women by acclaimed photographers Anderson & Low opens at ... »

WYNDHAM LEWIS PORTRAITS

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Share 3 July-19 October 2008, Admission £5 (concs £4.50/£4), Porter Gallery Press View: Wednesday 2 July 11am-1pm (curators’ tour at 11.30am) Supported by Christie’s ‘The greatest portraitist of this or any other time’ Walter Sickert Froanna (Portrait of the Artist’s Wife) by Percy Wyndham Lewis, 1937 Copyright: The Estate of Mrs G A Wyndham Lewis; The Wyndham Lewis Memorial Trust -... »

EAMONN MCCABE: ARTISTS AND THEIR STUDIOS

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Share16 June – 19 October 2008 Bookshop Gallery. Free admission. »

NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY TO UNVEIL ITS LATEST COMMISSION – A PORTRAIT OF NOBEL PRIZE WINNING SCIENTIST SIR PAUL NURSE BY BRITISH ARTIST JASON BROOKS

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Share NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY TO UNVEIL ITS LATEST COMMISSION – A PORTRAIT OF NOBEL PRIZE WINNING SCIENTIST SIR PAUL NURSE BY BRITISH ARTIST JASON BROOKS Zoe by Jason Brooks, 2003-04 Copyright: Jason Brooks The National Portrait Gallery is delighted to... »

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