Glenda Jackson
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Glenda Jackson
by Glenys Barton
ceramic sculpture, 1993
15 3/4 in. (400 mm) high
Commissioned, 1993
Primary Collection
NPG 6224
Sitterback to top
- Glenda May Jackson (1936-2023), Actress and politician; MP for Hampstead & Kilburn. Sitter in 13 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Glenys Barton (1944-), Sculptor. Artist or producer of 3 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
This portraitback to top
Glenys Barton, a sculptor in ceramic, has herself written of this piece: 'The double portrait depicts the actress and the politician. My most vivid memory of Glenda in the sixties was as Gudrun in Women in Love. As a romantic would-be young artist I identified with the character of Gudrun, a sculptor herself, in the film. From then on I was always interested in Glenda's career and, inclined towards the left politically myself, was even more impressed when she became a Labour MP.' The two heads of Jackson, the younger as Gudrun Brangwen in Women in Love, are an effective way of conveying the contrast between public and private and between the actress and the politician.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Saumarez Smith, Charles, The National Portrait Gallery: An Illustrated Guide, 2000, p. 231
- Saumarez Smith, Charles, The National Portrait Gallery, 1997, p. 231 Read entry
Glenys Barton, a sculptor in ceramic, has herself written of this piece: 'The double portrait depicts the actress and the politician. My most vivid memory of Glenda in the sixties was as Gudrun in Women in Love. As a romantic would-be young artist I indentified with the character of Gudrun, a sculptor herself, in the film. From then on I was always interested in Glenda's career and, inclined towards the left politically myself, was even more impressed when she became a Labour MP.' The two heads of Jackson, the younger as Gudrun Brangwen in Women in Love, are an effective way of conveying the contrast between public and private and between the actress and the politician.
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 330
Events of 1993back to top
Current affairs
The Conservative Party is attacked in the media for 'sleaze'. Two MP's resign over sex scandals, two over the 'cash-for-questions affair', and one dies in bizarre and embarrassing circumstances. Journalist Max Clifford was responsible for exposing many of the scandals.Black teenager Stephen Lawrence is murdered in a racist attack by a gang of white youths.
Art and science
Rachel Whiteread wins the Turner Prize for her sculpture House; a concrete cast of the inside of a Victorian terraced house in East London. Controversy was caused by the work itself, by it winning the Turner Prize, and by the decision of Tower Hamlets council to demolish the sculpture.British inventor James Dyson revolutionises the vacuum cleaner with his eponymous design.
International
Czechoslovakia is divided into two countries: the Slovak Republic (Slovakia) and the Czech Republic. The division was peaceful and democratic and so became known as the 'Velvet Divorce', recalling the 'Velvet Revolution' of 1989 by which Communism in Czechoslovakia was overthrown through peaceful mass demonstrations.Comments back to top
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