National Portrait Gallery to display mural of 130 women from British history

Artwork depicting female figures – some never before represented at the gallery – inspired by Sgt Pepper’s album cover

A seven-panel mural depicting 130 women from British history and culture has been commissioned by the National Portrait Gallery as part of a three-year project to enhance female representation in its collection.

Work in Progress, by Jann Haworth and Liberty Blake, was inspired by the album cover for the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, which Haworth co-created in 1967. It draws together many stencilled depictions of cultural figures – some never before represented at the gallery – into a single image.