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

Culture | The Guardian 23 June 2026, 08:30 UTC 23 Jun 2026
Artwork removed from National Portrait Gallery after row over Churchill’s role in Bengal famine
Culture | The Guardian

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...

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