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National Portrait Gallery Removes Video After Historians, Family Object to Churchill Famine Claim
Helen Cammock withdrew her film Persistence after criticism over its portrayal of Winston Churchill and the 1943 Bengal famine. The National Portrait Gallery said it respects the decision.
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Artist Helen Cammock has removed her video work from London’s National Portrait Gallery. The film Persistence claims former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill willfully starved Indians during the 1943 Bengal famine. The museum stated on Monday that Cammock decided to take the film down.
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It said it respects her decision and acknowledges the opinions of those offended by the film. More than 50 people, including Churchill’s grandson, signed a letter asserting that Cammock had misconstrued the facts. ” She added that artists and institutions face intense pressure to yield to external demands.
Cammock stated she rejects that pressure and that questioning and exploring ideas and histories remains essential to a healthy society.
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