James Hall on the Self-Portrait - Pocket Perspectives lifestyle Building on a long-shared history

Building on a long-shared history in the region

After the birth of their son in 1981

See you on the courts

From spirit-guided Madge Gill and schizophrenic Adolf Wölfli

born between 1983 and 2001

James Hall on the Self-Portrait - Pocket Perspectives lifestyle Building on a long-shared historyExcerpts from art critic, historian, lecturer, and broadcaster James Halls lively and comprehensive cultural history of self portraiture, focusing on artists including Drer, Gentileschi, Van Gogh, and Kahlo. Surprising, questioning, challenging, enriching: the Pocket Perspectives series presents timeless works by writers and thinkers who have shaped the conversation across the arts, visual culture, and history.