The Modernist face:
Smith, Dobson and British portraiture

1920 – 1960

Jean Simmons, by Sir Matthew Smith, circa 1948-1949, NPG L252, © the Estate of Sir Matthew Bracy Smith
Jean Simmons by Sir Matthew Smith
circa 1948-1949
NPG L252

Past national and international programme archive
5 June - 27 September 2015

The Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Birmingham

Free

Curated by University of Birmingham postgraduate students with the Barber Institute and the National Portrait Gallery, the exhibition features portraits of author Roald Dahl, actress Jean Simmons and textile designer Marian Dorn.