Jacob Epstein: Portrait Sculptor
Past display archive
30 March - 24 November 2013
Room 33
Free
Jacob Epstein
by Jacob Epstein
1959, based on a work of 1912
NPG 4126
These sculptures are displayed alongside photographs of Epstein’s studio by Michael Peto and Ida Kar among others. Showing the studio space, the artist at work and sculptures in progress, these images give a vivid insight into Epstein’s artistic world.
Read Shocking sculptures? on the Gallery’s Blog, by Clare Barlow, Assistant Curator
© National Portrait Gallery, London
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- (James) Ramsay MacDonald
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- Dame Sybil Thorndike
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