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The subject of Untitled is the British artist Brenda Agard (1961–2012). Agard was a close friend of Johnson’s and had sat for her once previously (see Trilogy [Part Three] Woman in Red 1982, Arts Council Collection). Agard and Johnson were part of the same milieu of Black British women artists who often exhibited together during the 1980s. They were both included in the landmark exhibition The Thin Black Line, curated by artist Lubaina Himid (born 1954) at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London in 1985. Johnson said of Agard: ‘We shared a lot of the same political ideas and I admired her work. She had strong features and a distinctive look, she was a very dynamic person.’ (Conversation with Tate curator Laura Castagnini, 26 February 2019.