Hear directly from sitters and artists as they discuss how contemporary portraits in the Gallery's Collection were realised. These archive interviews and transcripts below provide a remarkable insight into the process of portraiture, from first approaching a sitter to the final work. The resources below also include transcriptions of historic recordings from the National Sound Archive, readings and speeches from well-known sitters in the Gallery's Collection, including Dylan Thomas, Florence Nightingale and King George V.

Contemporary sitters Artists Historic recordings Photographers Photographers: Audio interviews

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