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Paintings showing first gay kiss in UK theatre acquired for the nation

Pallant House Gallery gets Leonard Rosoman’s paintings of John Osborne play

Paintings that show the first gay kiss in British theatre history and an extravagant drag ball have been acquired for the nation in lieu of inheritance tax.

Pallant House Gallery in Chichester, West Sussex has announced it is now the owner of five paintings by Leonard Rosoman from the 1960s.

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