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Hold still : a portrait of our nation in 2020.
- Title
- Hold still : a portrait of our nation in 2020.
- Publication
- London : National Portrait Gallery, [2021]
- ©2021
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | TR680 .H638 2021g | Off-site |
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- Description
- 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly colour); 29 cm
- Summary
- Spearheaded by The Duchess of Cambridge, Patron of the National Portrait Gallery, 'Hold Still' was an ambitious community project to create a unique collective portrait of the UK during lockdown. People of all ages were invited to submit a photographic portrait, taken in a six-week period during May and June 2020, focussed on three core themes - Helpers and Heroes, Your New Normal and Acts of Kindness. From these, a panel of judges selected 100 portraits, assessing the images on the emotions and experiences they conveyed.0Featured here in this publication, the final 100 images present a unique and highly personal record of this extraordinary period in our history of people of all ages from across the nation. From virtual birthday parties, handmade rainbows and community clapping to brave NHS staff, resilient keyworkers and people dealing with illness, isolation and loss. The images convey humour and grief, creativity and kindness, tragedy and hope - expressing and exploring both our shared and individual experiences. Presenting a true portrait of our nation in 2020, this publication includes a foreword by The Duchess of Cambridge, each image is accompanied by the story behind the picture told through the words of the entrants, and further works show the nationwide outdoor exhibition of Hold Still. Exhibition: Online exhibition/ Digital exhibition at the National Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire, UK (24.10-06.12.2020) / Displayed on billboards and community screens across the UK (10-11.2020).
- Subject
- 2000-2099
- Portrait photography > 21st century > Exhibitions
- Photography, Artistic > Exhibitions
- Volunteers > Great Britain > Pictorial works
- Volunteers > Great Britain > Exhibitions
- Quarantine > Great Britain > Pictorial works
- Quarantine > Great Britain > Exhibitions
- COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- > Great Britain > Pictorial works
- COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- > Great Britain > Exhibitions
- Portraits (Photographie) > 21e siècle > Expositions
- Photographie artistique > Expositions
- Quarantaine > Grande-Bretagne > Ouvrages illustrés
- Quarantaine > Grande-Bretagne > Expositions
- Pandémie de COVID-19, 2020- > Grande-Bretagne > Ouvrages illustrés
- Pandémie de COVID-19, 2020- > Grande-Bretagne > Expositions
- Quarantine
- Photography, Artistic
- Portrait photography
- Volunteers
- Great Britain
- Genre/Form
- Exhibition catalogs.
- Pictorial works.
- Note
- Published to accompany the National Portrait Gallery's online digital exhibition from September 14, 2020 (ongoing), the nationwide community exhibition from October 20-November 15, 2020, and the National Memorial Arboretum digital exhibition from October 23-December 6, 2020.
- ISBN
- 1855147386
- 9781855147386
- LCCN
- 99990708693
- OCLC
- on1228317756
- 1228317756
- SCSB-14254446
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries