S1E7:Artists & Writers

Icons: The Greatest Person of the 20th Century

29 Jan 201950 minTV-14

Art had for a long time belonged largely to the elite, but in the 20th century it burst out of its gilt frame and into every aspect of our lives. Lily Cole examines four of the 20th century's greatest cultural figures. She explores the lives of Pablo Picasso, Virginia Woolf, Alfred Hitchcock and Andy Warhol, finding out what inspired their most celebrated works, and why they still resonate today.