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Anna May Wong by Atelier Gudenberg, published by Ross-Verlag, 1920s (National Portrait Gallery, London)
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The National Portrait Gallery will increase its representation of female artists and sitters on display when it reopens, it has said.
The gallery, in London, is closed until 2023 as part of a £35.5 million redevelopment project.
It now plans to boost the representation of women featured in its collection.
The gallery will also highlight “overlooked stories of individual women who have shaped British history and culture”, it said.
The National Portrait Gallery is now shuttered for a major refurbishment until 2023, and while losing out on access to the NPG for a number of years is a bitter pill to swallow, it’s going to be more than worthwhile – not least because Chanel is now involved in reorganising the gallery’s permanent collection. According to a press release on 17 March, the maison will have a key role in the institution’s
Reframing Narratives: Women in Portraiture project, which aims to “highlight the often overlooked stories of individual women who have shaped British history and culture”.
‘Marie-Louise von Motesiczky’ by Marie-Louise von Motesiczky, 1959, courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery.