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Jonathan Brownlee; Alistair Brownlee; Malcolm Brown

36 of 115 portraits matching these criteria:

- set matching 'London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics'
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by Finlay MacKay
archival pigment print, 24 November 2010
31 1/2 in. x 46 7/8 in. (800 mm x 1190 mm) overall
Commissioned jointly with BT for Road to 2012, 2011
Primary Collection
NPG P1753

Sittersback to top

Malcolm Brown (1948-), Running coach, London 2012. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
Alistair Edward Brownlee (1988-), Triathlete; Olympian. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
Jonathan Brownlee (1990-), Triathlete; Olympian. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify

Artistback to top

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

This portraitback to top

Triathlete brothers Alistair (centre) and Jonathan Brownlee (left) both live in Yorkshire, on the edge of the Chevin and Ilkley moors, pictured here, where they train. Scottish photographer Finlay MacKay was invited to record Olympic medal prospects with the trainers who they nominated as being pivotal to their success. Malcolm Brown (right), a member of the UK Athletics Association, has been the Brownlee brothers’ running coach since 2004.

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. 79

Placesback to top

Place made and portrayed: United Kingdom: England, Yorkshire (the Chevin, Yorkshire)

Portrait setback to top

London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics: photographs by seven photographers, 2009-2012

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