must-see exhibition
Athletes and Olympians
Dame Kelly Holmes, by Harry Borden, National Portrait Gallery, London
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21 Jan - 08 Apr 2012
To coincide with the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012, this exhibition will bring together a selection of portraits of great British sportsmen and women of recent years.
Drawn from the National Portrait Gallery’s Collection, Athletes and Olympians will feature portraits of well-known sporting stars, many of whom have won medals at previous Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Highlights of the exhibition will include photographic portraits of Olympic gold medallists Dame Kelly Holmes and Sebastian Coe, and boxing world champion Amir Khan. Also included in the exhibition will be a digital portrait of award-winning swimmer Duncan Goodhew, a series of 24 drawings of Sir Steve Redgrave by renowned artist Dryden Goodwin and Sam Taylor-Wood’s video portrait of David Beckham sleeping.
Unique vintage prints of Kitty Godfree, a world top ten tennis player in the 1920s and Cecilia Colledge, a 1930s Olympic figure skater, will also be on display.
A National Portrait Gallery exhibition.