Britain’s first grand portrait of a person of colour is saved for the nation
This bank holiday weekend, we're taking a step back from the news to bring you an update on a story we covered earlier in the year.
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Show Notes
This bank holiday weekend, we're taking a step back from the news to bring you an update on a story we covered earlier in the year.
One of Britain's most important paintings of a non-white subject has now been saved for the nation following a public campaign to raise £50 million to buy it from its private owner. This is the story of the Portrait of Omai.
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Guest: Bendor Grosvenor, British art historian.
Host: David Aaronovitch.
Clips: Oxford University Press, TRT.
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