Lord Byron takes pride of place at art show curated by Simon Schama
Historian requisitions paintings from British embassies around the world for his Travelling Light show at Whitechapel Gallery
A smouldering Lord Byron, dressed in ostentatious Albanian gear, looms large in a new show curated by the historian Simon Schama, who can't hide his enthusiasm for it. "It is utterly wonderful," he said. "The ultimate undergraduate gap year vanity."
From: Books: Books + News | guardian.co.uk
Thursday, 15 December, 2011
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