Title

Vanity Fair Portraits: Photographs 1913 – 2008.

Venues

National Portrait Gallery [3] (5 June 2009 – 30 August 2009)

Date

(2009)

Summary

Multi-artist exhibition. Located: Australia (ACT). Photographs.

Country of context

Australia

Abstract

The National Portrait Gallery will host Vanity Fair Portraits: Photographs 1913 - 2008 from 5 June to 30 August 2009. This is the first exhibition to bring together rare vintage prints with contemporary classics from Vanity Fair and the legendary Condé Nast Archive. The exhibition is a photographic history of celebrity portraiture, including the works of master photographers such as Edward Steichen and Cecil Beaton, Annie Leibovitz and Mario Testino. The National Portrait Gallery is the sole venue in Australia to host this travelling exhibition. Vanity Fair Portraits: Photographs 1913 - 2008 is a collaboration between Vanity Fair and National Portrait Gallery, London. [Gallery media, 2009].