Last week my friend Chanler and I decided to pay a visit to
the famous Trafalgar Square. We took a look around the National Portrait
Gallery then had dinner by one of the fountains after class.
The National Portrait Gallery is an art gallery in Trafalgar
Square that contains numerous portraits of famous British people from over the
years. We began the exhibit with the Tudors and ended with Anna Wintour, which
I of course had to have my photo with. Wintour is the editor-in-chief of
American Vogue.
Each exhibit was so much fun as we attempted to guess who
some of the portraits were of before we read the sign beside them. We learned
so much more about each person as each portrait gave a small glimpse into each
person’s life and personality.
We were even lucky enough to catch the exhibit showing the
winner of the 2015 portrait of the year award, so we were able to get a look at
some modern work of faces we are unfamiliar with.
There was also an exhibit showcasing a woman’s work that she
created detailing the life of her family, from the birth of her children to her
relationship with her sister.
I also learned that when this gallery opened in 1856, it was
the first portrait gallery in the world.
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