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Creative Connections: London: Tower Hamlets


People in the Gallery's Collection connected to the London borough of Tower Hamlets. The inspiring life stories of eight of these individuals were explored by young people from St Paul's Way Trust School in 2013. Through creative art workshops they undertook research, deconstructed two portraits of each person and then reimaged them in new works which were displayed at the Gallery.

Sir David Adjaye

Sir David Adjaye

1966-
Architect
Sitter in 3 portraits
Clement Attlee

Clement Attlee

1883-1967
Prime Minister
Sitter in 49 portraits
Thomas John Barnardo

Thomas John Barnardo

1845-1905
Philanthropist; founder of Barnardos Homes
Sitter in 5 portraits
Samuel Augustus Barnett

Samuel Augustus Barnett

1844-1913
Church of England clergyman and social reformer
Sitter in 3 portraits
Lionel Bart

Lionel Bart

1930-1999
Composer, lyricist and playwright
Sitter in 8 portraits
Annie Besant (née Wood)

Annie Besant (née Wood)

1847-1933
Socialist, theosophist, women's rights activist, writer and supporter of Irish and Indian self-rule
Sitter in 4 portraits
David Bomberg

David Bomberg

1890-1957
Painter
Sitter in 5 portraits | Artist of 5 portraits
William Booth

William Booth

1829-1912
Founder of the Salvation Army
Sitter in 39 portraits
Sir Marc Isambard Brunel

Sir Marc Isambard Brunel

1769-1849
Civil engineer
Sitter in 11 portraits
Edith Cavell

Edith Cavell

1865-1915
Nurse
Sitter in 8 portraits
James Cook

James Cook

1728-1779
Circumnavigator
Sitter associated with 15 portraits
Tracey Emin

Tracey Emin

1963-
Artist
Sitter in 12 portraits | Artist of 2 portraits
Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi

1869-1948
Indian political leader and religious and social reformer
Sitter in 8 portraits
Mark Gertler

Mark Gertler

1891-1939
Painter
Sitter in 100 portraits | Artist of 6 portraits
Gilbert & George

Gilbert & George

1943-; 1942-
Artists
Sitter in 14 portraits | Artist of 1 portrait
Stuart McPhail Hall

Stuart McPhail Hall

1932-2014
Sociologist, cultural theorist, academic and political activist; Chair of Iniva and Autograph ABP
Sitter in 2 portraits
Oona King

Oona King

1967-
Politician; MP for Bethnal Green and Bow and life peer
Sitter in 1 portrait
George Lansbury

George Lansbury

1859-1940
Pacifist and politician; Labour leader and MP for Bow and Bromley
Sitter in 32 portraits
Sylvia Pankhurst

Sylvia Pankhurst

1882-1960
Political activist, writer and artist; daughter of Emmeline Pankhurst
Sitter in 20 portraits | Artist of 3 portraits
Beatrice Webb

Beatrice Webb

1858-1943
Social reformer, economist and diarist
Sitter in 76 portraits
Dizzee Rascal

Dizzee Rascal

1985-
Rap singer, songwriter and DJ
Sitter in 3 portraits
Isaac Rosenberg

Isaac Rosenberg

1890-1918
Painter and poet
Sitter in 2 portraits | Artist of 1 portrait
Raphael Elkan Samuel

Raphael Elkan Samuel

1934-1996
Historian
Sitter in 2 portraits
J.M.W. Turner

J.M.W. Turner

1775-1851
Landscape painter
Sitter associated with 43 portraits | Artist associated with 4 portraits
Rachel Whiteread

Rachel Whiteread

1963-
Artist
Sitter in 3 portraits
Barbara Windsor

Barbara Windsor

1937-2020
Actress
Sitter in 3 portraits
Jeanette Winterson

Jeanette Winterson

1959-
Writer
Sitter in 6 portraits
Mary Wollstonecraft

Mary Wollstonecraft

1759-1797
Writer and feminist
Sitter in 7 portraits