Historian Simon Schama joins forces with National Portrait Gallery curators to create five new displays exploring the development, character and meanings of British portraiture. Staged throughout the Gallery, portraits from across the Collection will be displayed for the first time by theme rather than chronology, taking a long view of the history of portraits in each room. Each display will comprise a cross-period selection in various media, exploring one of the following themes: Power, Love, Fame, People and Self. Simon Schama's The Face of Britain will broadcast... on BBC Two in September coincide with the broadcast of a new five-part TV series on BBC Two and the publication of an accompanying book by Viking/Penguin Random House this autumn. [show more]
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Historian Simon Schama presents this three-part BBC series in which he turns his focus to the history of British portraiture. Throughout the series, Schama examines renowned images from the world of British art and looks at how they were used as statements of power, declarations of love and promotions of fame. The episodes are: 'The Face of Power', 'Faces of the People' and 'The Face of Fame'.
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