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A selection of portraits that depict ethnic minorities and show black and Asian representation from the Gallery's collection.

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Hibo Wardere with her daughter, by Jason Ashwood, 2016 - NPG - © Jason Ashwood

Hibo Wardere with her daughter
by Jason Ashwood
2016
NPG x200129

Jimmy Choo, by Mark Seymour, July 2010 - NPG - © Mark Seymour / National Portrait Gallery, London

Jimmy Choo
by Mark Seymour
July 2010
NPG x136527

Olive Morris, by Rob Adderley, and Ceri Buckmaster, and Staffan Gnosspelius, 2009 - NPG - Art Fund Popular Portraits Collection. Photo: © National Portrait Gallery, London

Olive Morris
by Rob Adderley, and Ceri Buckmaster, and Staffan Gnosspelius
2009
NPG D48057

Mahatma Gandhi, after Jacob Kramer, 1932 - NPG - © William Roberts Society

Mahatma Gandhi
after Jacob Kramer
1932
NPG D7574

Ira Aldridge, after James Northcote, circa 1826 - NPG - Private Collection; on loan to the National Portrait Gallery, London

Ira Aldridge
after James Northcote
circa 1826
NPG L251

Jem Wharton, by William Daniels, 1839 - NPG -

Jem Wharton
by William Daniels
1839
NPG L259

Ganga Singh, Maharaja of Bikaner, by Sir William Orpen, 1919 - NPG - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Ganga Singh, Maharaja of Bikaner
by Sir William Orpen
1919
NPG 4188

Indira Devi, Maharani of Cooch Behar, by Dorothy Wilding, 1928 - NPG - © William Hustler and Georgina Hustler / National Portrait Gallery, London

Indira Devi, Maharani of Cooch Behar
by Dorothy Wilding
1928
NPG P870(2)

Gok Wan, by Daniel Stier, 24 May 2011 - NPG - © Daniel Stier

Gok Wan
by Daniel Stier
24 May 2011
NPG x135104

Elisabeth Welch, by Gerald Leslie Brockhurst, 1935 - NPG - © Richard Woodward

Elisabeth Welch
by Gerald Leslie Brockhurst
1935
NPG 7004

Harold Moody, by Ronald Moody, 1997, based on a work of 1946 - NPG - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Harold Moody
by Ronald Moody
1997, based on a work of 1946
NPG 6380

Jawaharlal Nehru, by Jacob Epstein, 1948 - NPG - Photograph © National Portrait Gallery, London

Jawaharlal Nehru
by Jacob Epstein
1948
NPG 6905

Shirley Bassey, by Angus McBean, 1959 - NPG - Angus McBean Photograph. © Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University.

Shirley Bassey
by Angus McBean
1959
NPG P885

Frank Bowling, by Lord Snowdon, 21 March 1962 - NPG - © Armstrong Jones

Frank Bowling
by Lord Snowdon
21 March 1962
NPG P797(6)

Frank Bruno, by Tom Wood, 1983 - NPG - © Tom Wood / Michael Woodward Creations

Frank Bruno
by Tom Wood
1983
NPG 6566

Ken Hom, by Barry Marsden, 1998 - NPG - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Ken Hom
by Barry Marsden
1998
NPG P718(12)

Bonnie Greer, by Maud Sulter, 2002 - NPG - © Maud Sulter

Bonnie Greer
by Maud Sulter
2002
NPG P965

Ade Adepitan, by Brian Griffin, 26 April 2010 - NPG - © Brian Griffin

Ade Adepitan
by Brian Griffin
26 April 2010
NPG P1706

Grace Lau, by Grace Lau, July 2005 - NPG - © Grace Lau 2005

Grace Lau
by Grace Lau
July 2005
NPG x128064

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