London UK. 6th September 2019. The Ancestors, a free display curated by Cathie Pilkington and Alison Wilding, presenting 32 portrait busts from the RA Collection, reflecting on its history of male dominance. Pilkington and Wilding invite viewers to consider this historical imbalance and view the traditional portrait bust form through a contemporary lens. Works include Elizabeth Frink RA’s Goggle Head and the Death mask of John Constable (1837), a cast taken directly from the head of the newly deceased John Constable RA (1776 – 1837Credit: amer ghazzal/Alamy Live News

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