Portrait - ACE355.4

Schierenberg in his studio, talking about finishing the portrait. Scrapes off the face and starts again several times in order to get the exact result he wants. Schierenberg on the underground; faces of fellow travellers. He explains why he likes cities. The portrait. Spitting Image puppets of Boris Yeltsin, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Queen Elizabeth II. Pablo Bach working on a bust of François Mitterand. He talks about caricature exaggerating a person’s most identifiable features. Photograph of Hartington. Schierenberg talking about how making some elements of his portraits larger than reality. Chatsworth. Caption: "Four weeks later". Schierenberg and Hartington discuss the finished portrait. Credits