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Artist defends Churchill video at London gallery after peer condemns ‘lie’

Helen Cammock says her comments blaming wartime leader for Bengal Famine were intended to create ‘dailogue’

The Guardian - UK

National Portrait Gallery Faces Fury Over Video Accusing Churchill Of Starving Millions Of Indians During WWII

The National Portrait Gallery faces criticism for displaying a film accusing Churchill of causing the Bengal famine, sparking debate among historians and Churchill's family over historical accuracy.

International Business Times UK

Why the National Portrait Gallery has been accused of a ‘barefaced lie’ over Churchill claim

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Row breaks out over National Portrait Gallery claims that Churchill starved Indians

Biographer Andrew Roberts called the claims by Turner Prize-winning artist Helen Cammock a ‘barefaced lie’

The Independent UK

Paul McCartney pays heartfelt tribute to ‘clever and witty’ artist David Hockney

The former Beatle praised his ‘incredible painter’ friend in an Instagram post.

Evening Standard

Pop art pioneer James Francis Gill on unseen side of Marilyn Monroe

The American artist rose to fame in 1962 when his piece depicting Marilyn Monroe was picked up by the Museum of Modern Art.

Evening Standard

The secrets that the Marilyn Monroe pictures don’t tell us

ART: The National Portrait Gallery’s highly anticipated Marilyn exhibition – in celebration of what would have been her 100th birthday – is full of striking, evocative magic. But when it comes to one of history’s most photographed and most misunderstood women, it leaves us with more questions than answers, writes…

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When Shirin Neshat photographed Malala, she turned to calligraphy to say what the camera alone could not

The Malala Yousafzai portrait that went beyond photography is now on show at a new immersive London experience

Digital Camera World

‘We can all coexist’: artist Es Devlin uses selfies to unite UK in portrait of a nation

A National Portrait for the National Portrait Gallery aims to bring people together in increasingly atomised country

The Guardian - UK

‘It was life-changing’: the celebrated art historian who spent 46 years sitting for Frank Auerbach

Catherine Lampert is a historian, curator and model who spent much of her time sitting for her famous friends. She tells us what the likes of Auerbach, Lucian Freud and Euan Uglow meant to her

The Guardian - UK

‘The original triple threat’: two exhibitions celebrate Marilyn Monroe as creative pioneer

BFI and National Portrait Gallery to mark centenary of the film star’s birth with ‘the summer of Marilyn’

The Guardian - UK

Clare Gittings obituary

Other lives: Learning manager who made visiting schoolchildren feel welcome at the National Portrait Gallery

The Guardian - UK

Unseen photographs of Marilyn Monroe captured weeks before her death set for display in honor of icon’s 100th birthday

‘Marilyn Monroe: A Portrait’ explores cultural icon’s career from model, Norma Jeane, to movie-star Marilyn Monroe, while exploring how she shaped her enduring image and revealing unseen photographs captured weeks before her untimely death

Digital Camera World

Lily Allen’s West End Girl portrait goes on display at National Portrait Gallery

The painting that will be on view for the next year was used as the cover art for the singer’s fifth studio album

Evening Standard

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Londoner's Diary: How much will James Corden pay for an ashtray?

What went on in London this week, from secret smoking parlours to unwanted book promo

The Conversation

Oscar contenders and women of substance – what to watch, read and see this week

I just finished watching The Studio, Seth Rogen’s hilarious Apple TV satire of life inside an old school Hollywood production company. One of the standout episodes was set in the audience at the Golden Globes. It perfectly captures the peculiar theatre of awards shows: stars smiling and clapping furiously while…

The Conversation

Catherine Opie: To Be Seen at The National Portrait Gallery – a reminder of why we go to exhibitions in the first place

American photographer Catherine Opie’s new show at the National Portrait Gallery begins – or ends, depending on which order you explore it in – with her “interventions”. These photographic portraits are installed between the gallery’s paintings of Victorian leaders, captains, artists and politicians. They sit alongside them as though somewhat…

The Independent UK

Catherine Opie: To Be Seen review – So fresh it’s hard to believe some of this work is 30 years old

4/5 In our increasingly divided world, the American photographers portraits of subcultures, from surfers to LA’s ‘leather dyke’ scene, exude a vital warmth and emotional generosity

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Evening Standard

Portrait of Elton John and family goes on display at National Portrait Gallery

Taken by photographer Catherine Opie, the portrait captures Sir Elton, his husband, David Furnish and their children Zachary and Elijah in their home.

The Guardian - UK

Lucian Freud: Drawing into Painting review – no, I don’t want to come up and see these etchings

Freud was a master painter, but his drawings ranged from ordinary to awful. Guess which aspect of his work this show focuses on?

The Guardian - US

Smithsonian swaps Trump portrait and removes mention of impeachments

National Portrait Gallery removes text on new portrait of Trump standing in Oval Office with a scowl and fists on desk

The Independent UK

Smithsonian removes reference to Trump’s impeachments after administration complained, report says

The White House shared the new portrait on social media earlier this week

Woman & Home

Kate Middleton's ravishing red dress is the elegant winter outfit I'd love her to re-wear as she turns 44

The Princess of Wales is known for her timeless style and this January look from 2013 wouldn't look out of place in 2026

The Guardian - UK

Trump’s assault on the Smithsonian: ‘The goal is to reframe the entire culture of the US’

The long read: The president has vowed to kill off ‘woke’ in his second term in office, and the venerable cultural institution a few blocks from the White House is in his sights

The Independent UK

Unseen Lucian Freud artworks to feature in new exhibition

‘Drawing into Painting’ will showcase previously unseen work by the celebrated British artist at the National Portrait Gallery next year

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