Ellie Simmonds; Christopher ('Billy') Pye
© Finlay MacKay
Ellie Simmonds; Christopher ('Billy') Pye
by Finlay MacKay
archival pigment print, 1 December 2010
28 in. x 44 in. (711 mm x 1118 mm) overall
Commissioned jointly with BT for Road to 2012, 2011
Primary Collection
NPG P1750
Sittersback to top
- Christopher ('Billy') Pye (1958-), Head coach, London 2012 Paralympic swimming team. Sitter in 1 portrait.
- Eleanor Simmonds (1994-), Swimmer; Paralympian. Sitter in 1 portrait.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Nairne, Sandy (foreword) Rake, Michael (foreword) Coe, Sebastian (introduction) McClure, Richard (photographers' profiles) Smith, Liz (appreciation) McClure, Richard and Braybon, Anne (appreciation), Road to 2012: Stories Behind the Olympic Games, 2012 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 20 July - 26 September 2010, 25 July - 25 September 2011 and 19 July - 23 September 2012), p. 31
Placesback to top
- Place made and portrayed: United Kingdom: Wales, Swansea (Wales National Pool, Swansea, Wales)
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