The National Gallery of British art, better known as the Tate Gallery, was given to the nation by a rich sugar merchant, Sir Henry Tate, who had a taste for the fine arts.

英国国家艺术展览馆(人们通常称之为泰特美术馆)是由一个富有的糖商亨利·泰特爵士捐献给国家的。泰特爵士在美术鉴赏方面具有非常高的品味。

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The art is part of the permanent collection of the Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts in Amman.

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Also in the arts world, Donmar Warehouse artist director Michael Grandage, National Portrait Gallery director Sandy Nairne, artist Gillian Ayres and textile designer Celia Birtwell were appointed CBEs.

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Examples of his work are held at Government Art Collection, Arts Council of Great Britain, National Museum of Wales, National Portrait Gallery and Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool.

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Some citizens criticise pieces displayed at the Smithsonian as conservative, but there is much to say in their defence: some exhibits, particularly in the National Portrait Gallery, are pretty cutting-edge, and the Smithsonian is trying to encourage love of the arts among Americans as a populace, not satisfy avant-garde envelope-pushing.

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