Self-Portrait
About this artwork
This is a powerful portrait of the world-famous singer-songwriter and campaigner, Annie Lennox. She presents herself in a statuesque pose, covered with chalk or clay, the band of tartan around her neck references her Scottish heritage. It links to another portrait of Lennox in the National Galleries of Scotland’s collection, which was used as the cover for her 2003 album, Bare. Lennox wrote that: 'The Bare album contains songs that are deeply personal and emotional. In a sense I have ‘exposed’ myself through the work, to reveal aspects of an inner world which are fragile… broken though experience, but not entirely smashed.'
Updated before 2020
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title:Self-Portrait
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date created:2003
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materials:Colour digital inkjet print
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measurements:62.80 x 50.00 cm (framed: 71.00 x 58.20 x 3.70 cm)
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credit line:Gifted by Annie Lennox 2011
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accession number:PGP 808.2
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Allan Martin
Allan Martin
Martin was born in Eaglesham, East Renfrewshire. He studied printed textiles at Glasgow School of Art and, after graduating in 1978, embarked on a travelling scholarship. In 1981 Martin moved to London and began working as an illustrator and designer in the music industry, collaborating closely...