A new portrait of James Dyson by artist Julian Opie will go on display at the National Portrait Gallery on Saturday 6 August.
A new exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery examines the importance of photography in creating the stars of Hollywood from 1920 to 1960 – Glamour of the Gods: Hollywood Portraits.
A major new portrait photograph of The Queen and Prince Philip has been commissioned by the National Portrait Gallery, London, and unveiled as part of its touring exhibition The Queen: Art & Image, which opens on Saturday 25 June at the Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh.
The large-scale portrait shows The Queen and Prince Philip seated [...]
A new portrait of Martin Evans by prize-winning artist David Cobley has gone on display at the National Portrait Gallery. Martin was the first scientist to identify embryonic stem cells which have applications in virtually all areas of biomedicine, from basic research to the development of new therapies.
The portrait, depicting Martin examining cultures in [...]
The National Portrait Gallery in London is to hold the first exhibition to explore art and theatre in 18th-century England through portraits of women.
The First Actresses: Nell Gwyn to Sarah Siddons opens in October and will show large paintings of actresses in their celebrated stage roles, intimate off-stage portraits and mass-produced caricatures and prints. [...]
Amsterdam artist at 57 wins £25,000 prize for portrait of a 25-year-old student he has painted since he was seven
ON TUESDAY 14 JUNE 2011 the winner of the BP Portrait Award 2011 was announced at the National Portrait Gallery. In a record-breaking year for entries, the prestigious first prize was won by 57-year-old artist [...]
The Association of Leading Visitor Attractions has published visitor numbers for 2010.
Dominated by London attractions, the top ten list is:
British Museum – 5,842,138 visitors Tate Modern – 5,061,172 visitors National Gallery – 4,954,914 visitors Natural History Museum – 4,674,613 visitors [...]
The National Portrait Gallery has announced a Call for Entries for the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2011, a major international photographic award.
Entry forms are now available and the closing date for entries is 7 July 2011.
To enter, visit www.npg.org.uk/photoprize and complete the online application form.
The Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait [...]
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