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Icons and Identities: Shakespeare to Winehouse - Icons from the National Portrait Gallery London
Author: National Portrait Gallery London
Hard cover. Excellent condition.
Icons and Identities is the official catalogue produced by the National Portrait Gallery to accompany its international touring exhibition, known in Australia as Shakespeare to Winehouse: Icons from the National Portrait Gallery, London. Drawing on the Gallery's world-renowned collection, the book explores how portraiture has shaped our understanding of history, fame, identity, power, innovation, memory, love, and loss across more than five centuries. It brings together iconic figures such as William Shakespeare, Isaac Newton, Audrey Hepburn, The Beatles, and Amy Winehouse alongside lesser-known subjects whose portraits illuminate changing ideas of identity and representation. Richly illustrated with paintings, photographs, sculptures, and multimedia works by artists including Anthony van Dyck, Thomas Gainsborough, Andy Warhol, and Shirin Neshat, the volume serves both as an art book and an introduction to the history of portraiture, demonstrating how portraits preserve the stories of individuals while reflecting the values of their times.
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