2007
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Contribution to V&A's 150th anniversary album is a 2007 by Christopher Le Brun, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
In 2007, Christopher Le Brun drew a page for the V&A’s 150th-anniversary album. The Victoria and Albert Museum asked 150 artists to share what inspired them. Le Brun chose drawing to respond, fitting the open brief. The album marked 150 years since the museum opened in South Kensington. Artists could use any style or message they liked. Le Brun’s page became part of this unique celebration. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum.
In 2007, Christopher Le Brun contributed a pen and ink drawing titled *The Palace of Art* to a commemorative album marking the Victoria and Albert Museum’s 150th anniversary. The artwork depicts a ruined structure set within a somber landscape, accompanied by the inscription. The album, produced for the occasion, invited 150 artists to reflect on the museum’s collections and significance through a single page. This contribution is included among 60 pages in the second volume of the three-volume set.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Sir Christopher Mark Le Brun (born 1951) is a British artist, known primarily as a painter. President of the Royal Academy of Arts from 2011 to December 2019, Le Brun was knighted in the 2021 New Year Honours "for services to the arts".
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