In Pictures: Laura Knight exhibition at National Portrait Gallery
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Dame Laura Knight, who was born in Long Eaton in 1877 and raised in Nottingham, was one of the most celebrated artists of the 20th Century
She had an impoverished childhood but her artistic talent shone through and she was enrolled at the Nottingham School of Art at the age of 13, where she met her husband Harold Knight
She was the first female artist to become a dame in 1929 and was the official artist for the Nuremberg Trials
The National Portrait Gallery is running an exhibition of her work, which spans five decades and includes more than 40 paintings and drawings
She was famous for her depictions of actors and dancers at the Ballets Russes in London, as well as portraits of female members of the auxiliary air force during World War II
The exhibition will run until 13 October before moving to Newcastle’s Laing Art Gallery in November and Plymouth Art Gallery in March