P.D. James
6 of 8 portraits of P.D. James
© Mark Gerson / National Portrait Gallery, London
P.D. James
by Mark Gerson
cibachrome print from original transparency, December 1993
11 5/8 in. x 11 3/4 in. (295 mm x 297 mm)
Given by Mark Gerson, 1996
Photographs Collection
NPG x88233
Sitterback to top
- Phyllis Dorothy ('P.D.') James, Baroness James of Holland Park (1920-2014), Writer and public servant. Sitter in 9 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Mark Gerson (1921-), Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 277 portraits, Sitter in 2 portraits.
Placesback to top
- Place made and portrayed: United Kingdom: England, London (sitter's hme, Holland Park, London)
Linked displays and exhibitionsback to top
- Literati Photographs by Mark Gerson (2 August 1996 - 13 October 1996)
Subjects & Themesback to top
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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