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London 2012 Jul 2005
Colour photograph | 18.8 x 14.0 cm (image) | RCIN 2932727
Deng Wei (1959-2013)
London 2012 Jul 2005
Royal Collection Enterprises Limited 2025 | All Rights Reserved
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Colour photograph of a three-quarter length portrait of a man standing, naked apart from a blue coloured piece of cloth tied around his hips. He faces the camera front on, staring down the camera lens. He is covered is white and black paint and has the Olympic Rings painted in colour across his chest and on his left thigh. The slogan "London 2012" is stencilled on his chest and on both thighs. He poses against a dark background, largely unidentifiable besides a brass coloured door.
In 2005 it was announced that London would host the 2012 Olympic Games.Provenance
Presented to Queen Elizabeth II by the photographer, Deng Wei
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Colour photograph
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18.8 x 14.0 cm (image)
47.1 x 35.9 cm (mount)
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