Deloitte

Contemporary Photography Displays Partner

Ongoing
Ground Floor
Admission Free

The National Portrait Gallery pioneered the display of contemporary portrait photographs in an art gallery setting as long ago as 1968 through a major Cecil Beaton exhibition. However it is only in recent years that contemporary photographic portraits, meaning those created since 1990, have been integrated in to the permanent displays on the Ground Floor.

The speed of commissioning, creating or acquiring photographic portraits as compared to painted or sculpted portraits allows the Gallery to display a significant number of up-to-the-minute subjects in relatively quick succession. A positive result of the accessibility and immediate nature of the photographic portrait is that the Gallery can now share with its visitors a wider spectrum than ever before of those people who are making important contributions to Britain today.

Deloitte is the Gallery's Contemporary Photography Displays Partner. This partnership aims to highlight the Gallery's contemporary photographic collection through a series of special initiatives. The Deloitte Commission, as part of the National Portrait Gallery Photographic Portrait Prize, is for the best portrait taken by a photographer aged 25 or under. The Deloitte Acquisition Fund enables the Gallery to purchase and commission photographic portraits of figures from business and public life. Deloitte will also be helping the Gallery to develop its UK touring programme of contemporary photography from the collection.

The latest display made possible by The Deloitte Acquisition Fund is A Picture of Health: Portraits by Julia Fullerton-Batten.

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All images and text are subject to copyright protection. 20 November 2008