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David Weir

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© Finlay MacKay

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David Weir

by Finlay MacKay
chromogenic print, 12 May 2011
18 in. x 27 in. (458 mm x 685 mm) overall
Commissioned jointly with BT for Road to 2012, 2011
Primary Collection
NPG P1752

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  • David Weir (1979-), Wheelchair racer; Paralympian. Sitter in 2 portraits.

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  • Finlay MacKay (1972-), Photographer. Artist or producer of 19 portraits.

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Mackay photographed Weir within the landscape of Richmond Park, London. Typically, MacKay uses a digital camera to shoot multiple images, which he stitches together in post-production, to produce an image with an abundance of detail.

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  • 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. 42

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