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In conversation: the portrait... then and now

8 Nov 2024 7-8pm

National Portrait Gallery
London WC2H 0HE

Overview

To celebrate the launch of the new publication Fabulous Faces of Classic Hollywood, join us for an in conversation between co-author Simon Crocker and photographer Nadav Kander, chaired by creative editor Gerry Brakus.

Simon Crocker, Chair Emeritus of the John Kobal Foundation and co-author of Fabulous Faces of Classic Hollywood (published by ACC Art Books), and award-winning photographer Nadav Kander, will be in conversation with Gerry Brakus, creative director of the New Statesman, discussing how photographers in the Hollywood movie studios system between 1925-1960, and contemporary photographers now, perceive and approach their portrait sessions of movie and music stars and a wide range of cultural figures.

This event will be followed by a 30-minute book signing with Simon Crocker and Nadav Kander in our main Gallery shop (Floor 0) at 20.00–20.30. Books will be available to purchase in the shop.

 

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