{"id":1583855,"date":"2021-01-29T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/29\/interview-ruth-borchard-collection\/"},"modified":"2021-01-29T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-01-29T10:00:00","slug":"interview-ruth-borchard-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/29\/interview-ruth-borchard-collection\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Dr Robert Travers of the Ruth Borchard Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Episode 70<\/strong>: <strong>Discovering more about a unique collection of self-portraits <\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3>In this episode Laura and Peter are delighted to welcome Dr Robert Travers whose gallery, Piano Nobile in Holland Park in London, is currently hosting &#8211; Online &#8211; a Ben Nicholson exhibition. <br \/>However, the main topic of conversation is the &#8216;Ruth Borchard Collection&#8217; a stellar collection of 20th century self portraits, 100 paintings collected between 1958 and 1971. The collection has inspired the self portrait prize, with a prize of \u00a310,000 for the winner. <br \/>The collection and the Self-Portrait Prize are organised by Robert who talks passionately about the history behind this fascinating selection of paintings and drawings.<\/h3>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1583855 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/anthony-eyton.webp'><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/anthony-eyton-224x300.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Anthony Eyton\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/anthony-eyton-224x300.webp 224w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/anthony-eyton.webp 504w\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Uglow-219x300.webp 219w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Uglow.webp 438w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 219px) 100vw, 219px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Vaughan.webp'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Vaughan-225x300.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Keith Vaughan\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Vaughan-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Vaughan.webp 449w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Weight.webp'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Weight-226x300.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Carel Weight\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Weight-226x300.webp 226w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Weight.webp 452w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>You can find out about the collection and full details of the Self Portrait competition here<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ruthborchard.org.uk\">www.ruthborchard.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can watch a documentary about the collection made by Sky Arts here<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ruthborchard.org.uk\/video\/7-inside-art-ruth-borchard-collection-kate-bryan-takes-a-look-at-the-history\">www.ruthborchard.org.uk\/video\/7-inside-art-ruth-borchard-collection-kate-bryan-takes-a-look-at-the-history<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The book <em>Face to Face, British self-portraits of the Twentieth Century<\/em> mentioned in the podcast is available here<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ruthborchard.org.uk\/publications\/3-face-to-face-british-self-portraits-in-the-twentieth-century\/\">www.ruthborchard.org.uk\/publications\/3-face-to-face-british-self-portraits-in-the-twentieth-century\/<\/a><strong>\ufeff<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This Podcast is sponsored by Michael Harding Colours. 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