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Diversity

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

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

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