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Artwork removed from National Portrait Gallery after row over Churchill’s role in Bengal famine
UK NewsEntertainment•June 23, 2026 at 9:30 AMNational

Artwork removed from National Portrait Gallery after row over Churchill’s role in Bengal famine

By Lanre Bakare Arts and culture correspondent•The Guardian - UK News

Turner prize winner Helen Cammock withdraws piece after 50 peers criticise claim former PM ‘starved people’An artwork by a Turner prize-winning artist has been removed from the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) after a row about the role Winston Churchill played in the 1943 Bengal famine.The Persistence video installation by Helen Cammock was taken down on Monday after a week of criticism as pressure mounted on the gallery. Continue reading...

Turner prize winner Helen Cammock withdraws piece after 50 peers criticise claim former PM ‘starved people’

An artwork by a Turner prize-winning artist has been removed from the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) after a row about the role Winston Churchill played in the 1943 Bengal famine.

The Persistence video installation by Helen Cammock was taken down on Monday after a week of criticism as pressure mounted on the gallery.

Continue reading...