LONDON - 24 January 2007 - 267 words
Portraits
of faith leaders at National Gallery
A photograph of Cardinal Cormac Murphy O'Connor will feature in
a series of ten portraits by the British photographer Don McCullin,
to be displayed at the National Portrait Gallery in London next
month. The exhibition, entitled 'Faith and Church' focuses on
senior figures of the major faiths in the UK.
Other sitters included the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, Chief Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks, Dr Syed Aziz Pasha, General-Secretary of the Union of Muslim Organisations, and Reverend Esme Beswick, the first black woman to become a President of the Churches Together in England.
Speaking about the series, Cardinal Murphy-O'Connor said: "I feel honoured to have my portrait included in the 'Faith and Church' series. That faith leaders in Britain have been chosen as the subject of a display in the National Portrait Gallery is a sign of the great importance attached to the role of religion in life in Britain at the moment. At a time when religious believers are often under scrutiny, I consider it more crucial than ever for those believers to stand up for their faith and reinforce the positive contribution of religion. As this series of portraits is displayed, I hope that it will help to make faith an evermore visible and valued presence in society.
"I encourage you if you can to visit the display to see representatives of British faith communities captured so creatively by Don McCullin."
'Faith and Church: Portraits by Don
McCullin' will be in Room 40 of the National Portrait Gallery,
St Martin's Place, London WC2H 0HE from February 3rd May
2007. For more details click on: http://www.npg.org.uk/live/wofaithchurch.asp
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