World Jun 23, 2026 · 1 min read

Artwork removed from National Portrait Gallery after row over Churchill’s role in Bengal famine

Turner prize winner Helen Cammock withdraws piece after 50 peers criticise claim former PM ‘starved people’An artwork by a Turner prize-winning artist has been removed from the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) after a row about the role Winston Churchill played in the 1943 Bengal famine.The Persisten...

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by Lanre Bakare Arts and culture correspondent
Artwork removed from National Portrait Gallery after row over Churchill’s role in Bengal famine

Turner prize winner Helen Cammock withdraws piece after 50 peers criticise claim former PM ‘starved people’

An artwork by a Turner prize-winning artist has been removed from the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) after a row about the role Winston Churchill played in the 1943 Bengal famine.

The Persistence video installation by Helen Cammock was taken down on Monday after a week of criticism as pressure mounted on the gallery.

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This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Lanre Bakare Arts and culture correspondent.

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