| Icons and Identities Contributor(s): Bentley, Tanya (Editor), Macgibbon, Rab (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 1855147181 ISBN-13: 9781855147188 Publisher: National Portrait Gallery OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: Hardcover Published: August 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | Subjects & Themes - Portraits - Art | Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - Group Shows |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 7.8" W x 9.8" (1.90 lbs) 144 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Drawing on the outstanding collection of the National Portrait Gallery, this volume celebrates the variety and complexity of portraiture The National Portrait Gallery holds the world's most extensive collection of portraits: a museum of people, a gallery of stories and ideas, and a home of artistic masterpieces. Icons and Identities draws together icons from Shakespeare to Audrey Hepburn alongside less well-known sitters that provide insight into the representation of identity in portraits. It also includes some intriguing surprises to reflect the diversity of the National Portrait Gallery's collection and to introduce audiences around the world to exceptional portraits of many kinds. Icons and Identities shows how artists, working across mediums, have revealed the visually stimulating and intellectually vibrant tradition of portrait making. The book is structured around a series of key themes and each section includes a selection of works from a range of periods. Artists include: Peter Paul Rubens, Anthony van Dyck, Joshua Reynolds, Thomas Gainsborough, Andy Warhol, Marlene Dumas and Shirin Neshat. |