Join us for a special reception featuring Daphne Todd OBE, acclaimed portrait artist, Honorary Fellow of Girton College and the first woman to serve as President of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters. The event will also celebrate the unveiling of a new portrait entering the College’s art collection.
All Girtonians are warmly invited, and guests are very welcome. As places are limited, bookings will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. If you have any questions about the event, please contact alumni@girton.cam.ac.uk.
The People’s Portraits Exhibition
In 2000, the Royal Society of Portrait Painters mounted a millennial exhibition entitled People’s Portraits. The idea was to represent ordinary people from all walks of life, and thereby offer a picture of the United Kingdom as it moved from the 20th century into the 21st. The resulting collection is rich in the diversity of its subjects. The artists are all members of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters.
This exciting and original collection has been housed at Girton College since 2002 as a long-term loan. The concept of this exhibition chimes well with the College ethos of community and interest in art. New portraits by members of the RP are added to the collection every year, and there are now 65 paintings in the exhibition.