The National Portrait Gallery will explore the fascinating life of the famous actress and humanitarian Audrey Hepburn through aretrospective titled Audrey Hepburn: Portraits of an Icon, running from July 3 to October 18.
Coinciding with the 65th anniversary of Hepburn’s performance in London’s West End nightclub Ciro’s, the exhibition will present 75 pieces including images, vintage magazine articles and posters from her iconic days.
Curated by Helen Trompeteler, the highlights include 35 photos by Hepburn’s sons, Sean Hepburn Ferrer and Luca Dotti, from the family’s collection, lensed by Richard Avedon, Cecil Beaton, Angus McBean, Irving Penn and Norman Parkinson. Some photographs show her difficult childhood in Belgium and Holland, her dedication to ballet practice as a young woman and her first modeling assignments in London.
