Roy Harris Jenkins, Baron Jenkins of Hillhead
1 portrait of Roy Harris Jenkins, Baron Jenkins of Hillhead
© estate of Mark Boxer
Roy Harris Jenkins, Baron Jenkins of Hillhead
by Mark Boxer
ink, 1977
11 5/8 in. x 8 1/4 in. (295 mm x 210 mm)
Purchased, 1987
Primary Collection
NPG 5920(15)
Sitterback to top
- Roy Harris Jenkins, Baron Jenkins of Hillhead (1920-2003), Writer and Labour politician; Home Secretary and co-founder of the Social Democratic Party. Sitter in 14 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Mark Boxer (1931-1988), Cartoonist. Artist or producer of 26 portraits, Sitter in 8 portraits.
This portraitback to top
Marc presents Jenkins as an after-dinner speaker, with an admiring audience, a cigar and a glass of wine. Jenkins was accused of being a 'champagne socialist', and was mocked in Private Eye for enjoying good wine and good company.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 335
Events of 1977back to top
Current affairs
In celebration of her 25th year as Queen, Elizabeth II tours the British Isles visiting communities and schools in 36 counties, before touring the commonwealth. Across the country people held street parties to celebrate the occasion; there were 4,000 street parties in London alone.Art and science
British punk rockers, The Sex Pistols, release the single, God Save The Queen to coincide with the Silvery Jubilee celebrations. The single reached Number 2 in the charts among claims that it was being kept off the top spot for political reasons. The band was arrested for trying to perform the song from a boat on the Thames during the Queen's Royal Progress trip down the river.International
Elvis Presley dies of a heart attack aged 42. His body was discovered collapsed on the bathroom floor of his Graceland mansion in Memphis by his fiancée Ginger Alden. Rumours that the star is actually still alive but in hiding continue to perpetuate among diehard fans.Comments back to top
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