Release Date: July 16, 2003
imagine…
1080p
2003
Published on, 1 year ago
imagine…
The Potrait of Omai 1 Season 6 Episode
50 min
2003
Published on, 1 year ago
Alan Yentob tells the story of Joshua Reynolds’ portrait of Britain’s first non-white celebrity, Omai, which the Tate Gallery is fighting to keep in Britain. One of the artist’s greatest works, and the first ever grand portrait of a non-white subject, the picture captures the image of a man who became an overnight sensation in 18th-century London after being plucked from obscurity in Tahiti.
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