Last night the show was featured on regional ITV news and drew in a great crowd today, literally from all over the world. The gallery was full of people talking to one another, or having a conversation with a portrait. But it has to be said that the secret find in the corridor of power bought some tears and much delight…. People who campaigned for Obama in Illinois, Frank and Julie, who had come to Birmingham on work, found the exhibition by accident, and had their photo taken next to John Podesta who was once one of their students. One man, a photographer also from the USA, stormed from the gallery, declaring there were two portraits which were crap…. meaning that 51 must be brilliant…. The best was watching the children find the lightboxes of the Washington Memorial, and talking to the five women from Wales who wanted to know all about the story of the show. So a day to remember and with some images to follow. More tomorrow.

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