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Lear unbuttoned

Sarah Engledow steps up to the footlights and applauds the storyline behind Nicholas Harding's portraits of actor John Bell.

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John Bell as King Lear oil on Belgian linen, 2001 by Nicholas Harding
John Bell as King Lear oil on Belgian linen, 2001 by Nicholas Harding
Study for John Bell as King Lear
Study for John Bell as King Lear, 1998-2001 Nicholas Harding. © Nicholas Harding
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Sarah Engledow likes the manifold mediums of Nicholas Harding’s portraiture.
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Waiting for Godot

Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2015

'Artist and actors, advancing spasmodically, find their rhythm together' writes Sarah Engledow.

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An interview with Nicholas Harding

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Artist Nicholas Harding talks about what was captured in his portrait of Robert Drewe.
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