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Steve McQueen puts his stamp on the National Portrait Gallery

Steve McQueen new work: Steve McQueen opens his latest exhibition on the Iraq war
Diane and Walter Douglas, the parents of Corporal Alan Douglas, who was killed in Iraq, inspect a postage sheet that bears the face of their son
Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
Steve McQueen new work: Steve McQueen opens his latest exhibition on the Iraq war
Diane Douglas and her husband travelled down from Aberdeen to help put pressure on Royal Mail. 'I hope it happens, that everybody buys stamps, so it will be a reminder,' says Mr Douglas
Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
Steve McQueen new work: Steve McQueen opens his latest exhibition on the Iraq war
Roger Bacon gazes at the face of his son, Major Mathew Bacon, who was killed in Iraq in 2005
Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
Steve McQueen new work: Steve McQueen opens his latest exhibition on the Iraq war
As with all the other families of the lost soldiers on display, Roger Bacon himself chose which photograph to use (the soldier on the nearside is not his son)
Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
Steve McQueen new work: Steve McQueen opens his latest exhibition on the Iraq war
A row of McQueen's framed postage sheets
Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
Steve McQueen new work: Steve McQueen opens his latest exhibition on the Iraq war
The artist with his work
Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
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