Paul Smith
© National Portrait Gallery, London
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Paul Smith
by James Lloyd
oil on canvas, 1998
64 in. x 57 1/8 in. (1624 mm x 1451 mm)
Commissioned as part of the First Prize, 1997 BP Portrait Award, 1998
Primary Collection
NPG 6441
On display in Room 28 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
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James Lloyd held the Paul Smith scholarship at the Slade School of Art (1994-6). This portrait, which was painted in the artist’s studio, shows Smith holding a bolt of Chinese silk used in one of his womenswear collections.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Smartify image discovery app
- 100 Fashion Icons, p. 54
- Cooper, John, Visitor's Guide, 2000, p. 106
- John Cooper, National Portrait Gallery Visitor's Guide, 2006, p. 106
- Nairne, Sandy (introduction), 500 Portraits: BP Portrait Award, 2011, p. 21
- Ribeiro, Aileen; Blackman, Cally, A Portrait of Fashion: Six Centuries of Dress at the National Portrait Gallery, 2015, p. 263
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 571
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- Place made: United Kingdom: England, London (artist's studio, London Bridge, London)
Linked displays and exhibitionsback to top
- Icons and Idols: Commissioning Contemporary Portraits (2 March 2006 - 18 June 2006)
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