Chi Onwurah

by Tereza Cervenová
chromogenic print, 11 September 2018
17 1/8 in. x 13 5/8 in. (434 mm x 345 mm) image size
Given by Tereza Cervenová, 2019
Photographs Collection
NPG x200834

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Chinyelu ('Chi') Susan Onwurah (1965-), Labour politician; MP for Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central. Sitter in 1 portrait.

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Tereza Cervenová (1991-), Photographer. Artist or producer of 3 portraits.

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This portrait of Chi Onwurah MP, the Labour Member of Parliament for Newcastle-on-Tyne Central, was produced for '209 Women', an all-female photography initiative to mark 100 years since the first election in which women could vote. Tereza Cervenová, whose work focuses on themes of democracy and identity, was one of 209 female photographers selected to make new portraits of the UK’s 209 women MPs. She depicts Onwurah, Newcastle’s first black MP, wearing the black and white colours of Newcastle United Football Club and looking out from the old Palace of Westminster.

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Women politicians by women photographers: from '209 Women', 2018

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