Twiggy
(1949-), Model and actressTwiggy Lawson (née Lesley Hornby)
Sitter in 32 portraits
Launched by a famous little-boy haircut, shaped by Leonard and coloured by Daniel Galvin, Twiggy was the world's first supermodel. As both 'Woman of the Year' and The 'Face of 1966', Twiggy (born Lesley Hornby) was the embodiment of the 60s look. Her career developed when she appeared in Ken Russell's film The Boyfriend (1971) and in the Broadway musical My One and Only (1983-4). Twiggy continues with her blonde look and makes regular appearances in magazines and on television.
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 1 July 1978
NPG P1186
acrylic on paper collaged on panels, 2021-2022
On display in Room 33 on Floor 0 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 7145
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by Lewis Morley
bromide fibre print, 1965
NPG x38919
Justin de Villeneuve; Twiggy and an unknown woman
by Lewis Morley
toned bromide print, 1965
NPG x125241
Justin de Villeneuve; Twiggy and an unknown man
by Lewis Morley
toned bromide print, 1965
NPG x125242
Twiggy; Helen ('Nell') Hornby (née Reeman)
by Terry O'Neill
digital R-type colour print from original transparency, 1965
NPG x126148
by Patrick Lichfield
archival inkjet print, 18 July 1967
NPG x128490
by Ronald Traeger
cibachrome print from a transparency of vintage print, February 1967
NPG x125452
by Ronald Traeger
cibachrome print from a transparency of vintage contact sheet, February 1967
NPG x125453
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