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David Harewood says portrait stands for ‘resilience of my people’ after Leeds unveiling

Portrait unveiled at country house once owned by plantation owner who enslaved actor’s relatives in 18th century

The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2023

David Harewood to be honoured at country house funded by his family being kept as slaves

Actor and author David Harewood previously visited 18th Century Harewood House as part of Channel 5 series 1000 Years A Slave and now artwork of the 57-year-old has been commissioned

Daily Mirror · Mar 6, 2023

‘Complex emotions’: Harewood House commissions portrait of David Harewood

The work will be part of the estate’s Missing Portraits series, while the actor’s lineage traces back to people enslaved on Harewood property in the Caribbean

The Guardian - UK · Mar 6, 2023