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Uncertain Times

By  Karen Wallis 2017
A commission from The Holburne Museum, based on a conversation with school leavers, discussing a portrait sketch of Sir Arthur Atherley by Thomas Lawrence. The finished work is a film surrounded by an installation of drawings.

Karen Wallis

Karen Wallis

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