Royal Academy Hanging Committee 2001
2 of 4 portraits of Ivor Abrahams
Royal Academy Hanging Committee 2001
by Keith Collie
digital colour print, 2001
14 in. x 17 1/4 in. (357 mm x 437 mm) image size
Given by Keith Collie, 2007
Photographs Collection
NPG x131189
Sittersback to top
- Ivor Abrahams (1935-2015), Artist. Sitter in 4 portraits. Identify
- Sir Peter Thomas Blake (1932-), Painter. Sitter in 15 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 4 portraits. Identify
- William Bowyer (1926-2015), Painter. Sitter in 2 portraits, Artist or producer of 2 portraits. Identify
- Maurice Cockrill (1935-2013), Artist. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
- Richard Deacon (1949-), Sculptor. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
- Peter Freeth (1938-), Painter. Sitter in 2 portraits. Identify
- Sir Nicholas Thomas Grimshaw (1939-), Architect and the President of the Royal Academy. Sitter in 4 portraits. Identify
- Phillip King (1934-2021), Sculptor and President of the Royal Academy. Sitter in 9 portraits. Identify
- Sonia Lawson (1934-), Painter. Sitter in 2 portraits. Identify
- Michael John Manser (1929-2016), Architect. Sitter in 2 portraits. Identify
- Mick Rooney (1944-), Painter. Sitter in 2 portraits. Identify
Placesback to top
- Place made and portrayed: United Kingdom: England, London (Life Room, Royal Academy Schools, London)
Events of 2001back to top
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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