Graham Carleton Greene
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© Lucy Dickens / National Portrait Gallery, London
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Graham Carleton Greene
by Lucy Anne Dickens
C-type colour print, February 2001
14 1/8 in. x 14 1/8 in. (358 mm x 358 mm)
Purchased, 2001
Primary Collection
NPG P948(19)
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Photographed in the new Great Court at the British Museum in February 2001. Designed by Foster and Partners it is the largest covered public square in Europe.
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- Place made and portrayed: United Kingdom: England, London (Great Court, British Museum, London)
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- The Art Establishment: Photographs by Lucy Dickens (10 September 2002 - 2 February 2003)
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Current affairs
Labour wins a second landslide general election victory campaigning on improvements to public services based on private finance projects. The Conservative party proved itself to be out-of-touch by ignoring public services and campaigning on the issue of Britain's membership of the EU. The day after the election William Hague resigned as leader of the Conservative Party.Art and science
The Eden Project opens in Cornwall. The eco-centre, conceived by Tim Smit, replicates tropical and temporal climates and houses plants from all over the world in two domed biomes. The project is both a large-scale scientific experiment to study the environmental changes in different biomes over time, and a visitor attraction teaching the public about the natural environment.International
On 11th September (9/11) America comes under foreign attack for the first time since Pearl Harbour when Islamic Fundamentalist terrorists hijack four planes, flying two into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Centre, and one into the Pentagon; the fourth plane crashed in a field.George Bush launches his 'War on Terror' by invading Afghanistan to overthrown the Taliban and capture Osama bin Laden, leader of al-Qaeda.
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