A former City headhunter turned photographer who took one of the defining pictures from last year’s Black Lives Matter protests in London has been appointed chair of Britain’s largest arts centre. Misan Harriman is to succeed Susan Gilchrist as chair of trustees at the Southbank Centre, it was announced on Thursday. Misan Harriman’s picture of Darcy Bourne. Photograph: Misan HarrimanHarriman approached Sotheby’s about selling the first print of the Darcy Bourne image to raise money for the Anthony Nolan blood cancer charity. Sir Nicholas Serota, the chair of ACE, said Harriman was joining the centre at a time of national recovery when access to the arts was vital.

Source: The Guardian May 20, 2021 15:56 UTC