Sillitoe portrait to be unveiled

A PORTRAIT of writer Alan Sillitoe will be unveiled at the University of Nottingham on Monday.

It has been presented to the university by artist Edward Sellman.

He painted pictures of Sillitoe after visiting him last year.

The portrait of the author will be unveiled in the foyer of the Dearing Building, on the Jubilee Campus, at 2.30pm.

The campus is built on the former site of the Raleigh bicycle factory.

Sillitoe once worked there and it featured in his most famous novel, Saturday Night and Sunday Morning.

There will be a brief talk about the contribution of Sillitoe's work to literature, education and the city. An English literature student will also do a reading.

The work has also been shown at a number of regional exhibitions, including one by the Nottingham Society of Artists.

Mr Sellman is a full-time academic at the University of Nottingham. He teaches and researches issues concerning educational and social theory.

His portraits have included one of American singer Jack Johnson.