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Second portrait of Moree Aboriginal elder and activist Polly Cutmore to hang in the National Portrait Gallery

Gomeroi and Anaiwan woman Polly Cutmore says she sees her family and its history in the portraits — from Moree's segregation laws, to her activism work today.

ABC News

Do you know these women? Because one artist thinks you should

Since Wednesday is International Women's Day, it seems appropriate that Alison Adler's work is the preview piece for Portrait23: Identity.

The Canberra Times

We can’t let Joshua Reynolds’ magnificent Portrait of Omai leave the UK

This breathtaking 7ft-high portrait of a Polynesian visitor to London in the 18th century captures a complex cultural encounter and showcases the genius of Reynolds

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Curious Kids: who was the first celebrity?

Who was the first celebrity? – Grace, aged eight, Belfast, Northern Ireland

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New William Hogarth exhibition to feature artwork not seen for 300 years

The display focuses on the British artist and his reaction to the 1745 Jacobite Uprising.

The Independent UK

Lights on at Enlighten: It's beautiful and a little emotional

The lights switch on for Enlighten on Friday night.

The Canberra Times

Art After Dark: the free late-night culture programme coming to London’s biggest galleries

This year you can see some of London’s best exhibitions late in the evening

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Race to save £50m Reynolds painting showing early portrait of person of colour

Exclusive: There are just two weeks to save the £50m 18th-century Joshua Reynolds painting – one of the earliest portraits of a person of colour – or it could be lost to a foreign buyer

The Independent UK

This glorious portrait is too precious a treasure to be lost from our shores for ever

Even in tough times, masterpieces like Joshua Reynolds’s painting are worth saving

The Guardian - UK

New National Portrait Gallery boss outlines her vision for role

It's a good time to be working in Canberra with the new national cultural policy in place.

The Canberra Times

Magical mystery tour: Paul McCartney’s unseen photos to be published in new book

1964: Eyes of the Storm will bring together 275 forgotten snapshots of the Fab Four taken by Paul as they toured six cities, including their first ever visit to the US

The Guardian - UK

Royal Opera House cuts ties with long-term sponsor BP after 33 years

The oil and gas company has sponsored the opera house for more than three decades.

Evening Standard

Royal Opera House ends sponsorship relationship with BP after 33 years

Major move comes after numerous arts insitutions, from The Royal Shakespeare Company to the National Portrait Gallery, have cut their ties with the oil company

The Independent UK

‘Lost’ photos by Paul McCartney to go on show at National Portrait Gallery

Recently rediscovered portraits taken in 60s as Beatles rose to stardom to be focus of exhibition at refurbished NPG

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London Gallery to Show McCartney Photos from Beatlemania Era

A trove of previously unseen photos taken by Paul McCartney as The Beatles shot to global stardom will go on display in London this year. The National Portrait Gallery announced Wednesday that the exhibition, titled “Eyes of the Storm,” will help mark the gallery's reopening in June after a three-year…

The Independent UK

National Portrait Gallery reopening to include unseen Paul McCartney photos

The display will help launch the gallery’s summer programme.

Evening Standard

Unseen Beatles pictures to go on show as National Portrait Gallery reopens

Previously unseen photographs taken by Paul McCartney at the height of Beatlemania are going on show in the re-opened National Portrait Gallery.

Daily Record

Former Falkirk Provost is named personality of the year by arts group

Sky Arts Portrait Artist winner is also celebrated by Falkirk Arts Network

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Evening Standard

National Portrait Gallery flushes £3m down the loo, buying a former WC

NPG plans to transform former Victorian lavatory into a gallery space

The Conversation

Emily Brontë's death needs to be radically reimagined – an expert explains

Novelist Charlotte Brontë was devastated when her sister Emily died from tuberculosis on December 19, 1848.

The Independent UK

National Portrait Gallery announces reopening date in June

A new wing will host more than 100 years of British portraits in nine galleries as part of the redevelopment.

The Guardian - UK

Is the writing on the wall for the British Museum’s BP deal?

Chair of the museum, George Osborne, says it no longer wants to be a ‘destination for climate protest’

The Independent UK

Descendants of Algernon Marsden help save Tissot portrait of great grandfather

The Victorian painting by Jacques Joseph ‘James’ Tissot was valued at £2.4 million.

Los Angeles Times

‘Emancipation’ producer called out for showing off photo of enslaved man at premiere

LOS ANGELES — Joey McFarland, a producer on Antoine Fuqua’s “Emancipation,” apparently did not think through the ramifications of showing off the original 1863 “scourged back” photo of an enslaved man at the film’s L.A. premiere Wednesday.

The Guardian - UK

National Portrait Gallery to get new wing as part of revamp

Blavatnik Wing will host more than 100 years of British portraits when London institution reopens in 2023

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