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TRUE GRIT

From: Thursday 01 May 2008  To: Tuesday 30 September 2008

TRUE GRIT
May - September 2008 (details to be confirmed)
SCOTTISH NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY, 1 Queen St, Edinburgh
Admission to be confirmed

This exhibition will examine the lives of individuals who were promoted as role models, through art and literature, in the Victorian era. With particular reference to the theories outlined by the writer and reformer Samuel Smiles in his 1859 book Self-Help, the exhibition will also critically re-examine what we mean by 'Victorian values'. Drawn from the collections of the National Galleries of Scotland, True Grit will also bring together manuscripts and archival material from the National Library of Scotland, and a selection of internationally important artworks from other collections. Many of the exhibits, including material from the John Murray Archive recently acquired by the National Library, will be on public display for the first time.

 
 
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