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Art: Photography
Vanity Fair Portraits

When

14 Feb – 26 May

Daily (10am–6pm)

Where
National Portrait Gallery (St Martin's Place, WC2, 020.7306.0055) Tube: Charing Cross, Leicester Square
Price
£10
Details
http://www.npg.org.uk/live/wovanityfair.asp
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Ever since it launched way back when, Vanity Fair has never failed to raise an eyebrow — least of all for its instantly classic cover photos. The magazine now joins forces with the National Portrait Gallery to present Vanity Fair Portraits: Photographs 1913-2008, an exhibition of 150 prints depicting century-defining icons of art, politics, film and business — everyone from Cary Grant and Claude Monet to Madonna and Demi Moore. The anthology is a striking, timeless chunk of voyeuristic elegance, shot by seasoned old-schoolers like Edward Steichen and Cecil Beaton along with contemporary heavy-hitters like Annie Leibovitz and Mario Testino.

Natalie Liechti