How do you celebrate your 80th birthday when you’ve spent most of your working life as the Director of the National Portrait Gallery and the V&A Museum? In Sir Roy Strong’s case, you pose for one of the country’s most respected portrait photographers and reinvent yourself as a famous historical figure. Or 30 of them, in fact.
From Henry VIII via Toulouse Lautrec, Rasputin to President Lincoln, no detail has been spared - from composition to lighting, and of course style and dress – on this new display that has been five years in the making between the Gallery’s former director and photographer John Swannell.
Somewhere between an experiment in identity and a capricious birthday present, this new display will transport you through time as Sir Roy Strong reinvents himself and recreates famous portraits in the National Portrait Gallery collection.
From Henry VIII via Toulouse Lautrec, Rasputin to President Lincoln, no detail has been spared - from composition to lighting, and of course style and dress – on this new display that has been five years in the making between the Gallery’s former director and photographer John Swannell.
Somewhere between an experiment in identity and a capricious birthday present, this new display will transport you through time as Sir Roy Strong reinvents himself and recreates famous portraits in the National Portrait Gallery collection.
| What | Roy Strong at 80, National Portrait gallery |
| Where | National Portrait Gallery, St Martin's Place, London, WC2H 0HE | MAP |
| Nearest tube | Leicester Square (underground) |
| When |
19 Jun 15 – 31 Aug 15, Mon - Wed 10am-6pm, Thur-Fri 10am-9pm, Sat-Sun 10am-6pm |
| Price | £Free |
| Website | Click here for more details |
