By Deeqa and William
On a rainy and wet day, our class went on a trip to the National Portrait gallery where we saw paintings drawings and photographs! We found out that portraits are not just random photos or pictures, but they can tell a deep story behind the picture.
When we arrived, we talked about different pictures and migration stories that were remarkably interesting and fascinating. We learned that there are clues in the stories of other people’s lives. We looked at some famous portraits like John Blanke and Catherine of Aragon from the Westminster roll. I enjoyed learning about John Blanke because he was a Jamaican trumpeter in the Tudor times which shows that there were diverse cultures living in England at that time. We also learnt about Judith Kerr, who was an author with many famous books like ‘The Tiger who came to tea’ and ‘When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit’, which we have read last term. As well as Judith Kerr, we also learnt about Stormzy, who is Nigerian and his portrait shows modern British culture.
After, we went and looked at different types of portraits, and we examined the portraits and the clothes and colours also the objects the subjects were holding. We also explored different questions about each portrait.
We had an amazing time there and we discovered lots of new information. It was also fun guessing what their lives might have been like.
