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The Modern Portrait

Scottish National Portrait Gallery

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This display collates some of the most recognisable modern and contemporary portraits from the national collection.

This rich survey of paintings, sculpture and works in other media features figures from science, politics, the arts, business and sport - it is a cross-section of well-known Scottish faces, including John Byrne, Alan Cumming, Tilda Swinton, Annie Lennox, Frightened Rabbit's Scott Hutchison, and Naomi Mitchison.

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John Patrick Byrne, b. 1940. Artist, dramatist and stage designer (Self-portrait in a Flowered Jacket) John Byrne
Three Oncologists (Professor RJ Steele, Professor Sir Alfred Cuschieri and Professor Sir David P Lane of the Department of Surgery and Molecular... Ken Currie
Scott Hutchison, 1981 - 2018. Singer, songwriter and artist Ryan McGoverne
Stanley Cursiter, 1887 - 1976. Artist (Self-portrait); Director of the National Galleries of Scotland (With his wife Phyllis Eda Hourston and his... Stanley Cursiter
The Citizens (Robert David MacDonald, 1929 - 2004; Philip Prowse, b. 1937; Giles Havergal, b. 1938) Adrian Wiszniewski
Sir Kenneth Macmillan Don McCullin
Naomi (Lady) Mitchison, 1897 - 1999. Author Percy Wyndham Lewis
Barbara Rae RA, born 1943 Geoff Squire
Poets' Pub Alexander Moffat
Alan Cumming, b.1965. Actor Christian Hook
Joan Eardley, 1921 - 1963. Artist Joan Eardley
Mike and Sheila Forbes, Mill of Menie Alicia Bruce
Unknown Man Ken Currie
Ewen Bremner Julian George
Sir James Black, 1924 - 2010. Pharmacologist George Devlin
Self-Portrait Allan Martin & Annie Lennox
Robert Colquhoun, 1914 - 1962. Artist (Self-portrait) Robert Colquhoun
Billy Connolly (b. 1942) John Byrne
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A full accessibility guide is available at www.accessibilityguides.org.

We provide a sensory map of the building to help visitors identify areas with changes in light, smells and noise. It locates seating areas and less crowded, quieter spaces. Printed copies are available from the front desk at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery.

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  • Wheelchairs available
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  • Seating throughout
  • Bike rack
  • Accessible toilets for gallery visitors
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  • Toilets for gallery visitors

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Located in the city centre on Queen Street, the Scottish National Portrait Gallery is easy to access.

In addition to the transport options below there are bike racks at each site and Just Eat Cycle Hire stations nearby.

Scottish National Portrait Gallery
  • Open Thursday-Saturday, 10am-5pm<br>
1 Queen Street, Edinburgh, EH2 1JD

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