One of the earliest portraits of a person of color by a British artist will remain on public display after London's National Portrait Gallery and the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles struck a 50 million pound ($62 million) deal to buy it.
FILE - In this Oct. 9, 2005, file photo, visitors walk in the gardens at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles. One of the earliest portraits of a person of color by a British artist will remain on public display after London’s National Portrait Gallery and the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles struck a 50 million-pound deal to buy it.
LONDON — One of the earliest portraits of a person of color by a British artist will remain on public display after London’s National Portrait Gallery and the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles struck a 50 million-pound deal to buy it. “It’s undisputed how important this is in terms of British art history,” National Portrait Gallery director Nicholas Cullinan said. He said it would have been a “tragedy” if the painting had disappeared into private hands.
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