Intelligence Squared and Harewood House joined forces for this in-person event to explore the power of portraiture in representing Britain’s complex history. In a conversation chaired by author Yassmin Abdel-Magied, pannellists Dr Nicholas Cullinan, Director of the National Portrait Gallery,  journalist Moya Lothian-McLean, artist Thomas J Price, and the Earl of Harewood David Lascelles explore questions such as: ‘Why does portraiture matter?’, ‘What are the challenges in unearthing stories that have been buried for so long?’, and ‘How do we move beyond token representation to something more meaningful?’  The event took place to coincide with the recent launch of Missing Portraits, a new series commissioned by the Earl and Countess of Harewood, David Lascelles and Diane Howse, which will become part of the permanent collection at Harewood House. The series will depict people of Afro-Caribbean heritage with a connection to Harewood or the Lascelles family, in order to address the historic lack of diversity in Harewood’s vast art collection. The inaugural portrait – now hanging at Harewood – is of local community activist Arthur France, who founded the Leeds West Indian Carnival.  Missing Portraits is one of many initiatives that form part of Harewood’s Open History programme – a commitment to being transparent about its past, tackling racism, and promoting equality and inclusion. The ground on which the house was built was paid for through the vast fortune made by plantation and slave-owner Henry Lascelles during the Transatlantic slave trade. Lascelles became one of the richest men in England and his son Edwin, who also owned plantations and slaves, used the family wealth to build the house itself.  To find out more, visit https://harewood.org/ ✅ Click on this link to subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/iqsquared?sub_confirmation=1 Intelligence Squared has established itself as the leading forum for live, agenda-setting debates, talks and discussions around the world. Our aim is to promote a global conversation that enables people to make informed decisions about the issues that matter, in the company of the world's greatest minds and orators. 👉 Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/intelligence2 👉 Twitter page: https://twitter.com/intelligence2 📌 Website: https://www.intelligencesquared.com/ #BritishHistory #PortraitPainting #Art #HarewoodHouse #IntelligenceSquared #IQ2