The Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art of the British House of Commons chooses an official Election Artist to document the election campaigns in the United Kingdom's general elections.
The first Election Artist was Jonathan Yeo, who produced three portraits of party leaders for the 2001 United Kingdom general election.
Artists
Election Artist 2001 Jonathan Yeo 2005 David GodboldLaura Smith-Spark, "Artist to capture campaign colour", BBC News, 15 April 2005 2010 Simon Roberts 2015 Adam Dant 2017 Cornelia Parker 2019 Nicky Hirst 2019 Joanne Coates
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