The Jesus and Mary Chain

1 portrait by Eric Watson

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The Jesus and Mary Chain

by Eric Watson
bromide print, 1985
13 3/4 in. x 13 3/4 in. (350 mm x 350 mm)
Given by Eric Watson, 1999
Photographs Collection
NPG x88141

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  • Douglas Hart (1961-), Musician, founding member and bassist for 'The Jesus and Mary Chain'. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
  • Jim Reid (1961-), Musician; lead singer for The Jesus and Mary Chain. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
  • William Reid (1958-), Musician; member of The Jesus and Mary Chain. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify

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  • Eric Watson (1955-2012), Photographer, director and teacher. Artist or producer of 33 portraits.

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Taken at the photographer's studio, Farm Lane, Fulham, London

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Current affairs

55 people die in the Manchester air disaster when a British Airtours Boeing 737 bursts into flames after an aborted takeoff at Manchester International Airport.

Art and science

Bob Geldof and Midge Ure organise Live Aid, a rock concert in London and Philadelphia, to raise funds for famine relief. The biggest names in popular music, including Paul McCartney, Queen, Status Quo, The Police, Mick Jagger, David Bowie, U2, The Who, and Led Zeppelin, performed to a TV audience of 1.5 billion.
The British Antarctic Survey discovers a hole in the ozone layer above Antarctica.

International

Reformer Mikhail Gorbachev comes to power as first secretary of the Soviet Communist party. He calls for 'glasnost' (openness) in Soviet life, and pursues a policy of 'perestroika' (reconstruction).
French intelligence operatives sabotage Rainbow Warrior, the Greenpeace vessel. The ship was leading a protest against French nuclear testing in New Zealand when it was bombed and sunk, killing one of the twelve on board.

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Jane Ace

25 August 2016, 22:57

Tombstone date for Jim Reid, (1961-2009), incorrect. Still very much alive.

Musician; lead singer for The Jesus and Mary Chain. Sitter in The Jesus and Mary Chain
by Eric Watson
bromide print, 1985
Photographs Collection
NPG x88141