Maxine Peake

1 portrait by Jonathan Oakes

© Jonathan Oakes / National Portrait Gallery, London

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Maxine Peake

by Jonathan Oakes
chromogenic print, 19 April 2011
19 1/2 in. x 13 1/2 in. (495 mm x 342 mm) image size
Purchased, 2011
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NPG x134940

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  • Jonathan Oakes (1961-), Photographer. Artist or producer of 1 portrait.

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Oakes's atmospheric portrait distils the characteristics that make Peake such a charismatic actor, summarised by theatre critic Susanna Clapp: 'Peake's delicate ferocity, her particular mix of concentration and lightness, ensure that you want to follow her whenever she appears'.

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