Rita Tushingham; Paul Danquah
10 of 44 portraits by Sandra Lousada
© Sandra Lousada
Rita Tushingham; Paul Danquah
by Sandra Lousada
gelatin silver print, 1961
11 3/4 in. x 11 7/8 in. (300 mm x 303 mm) image size
Purchased, 2011
Photographs Collection
NPG x135067
Sittersback to top
- Paul Danquah (1925-2015), Actor, barrister and bank consultant. Sitter in 2 portraits.
- Rita Tushingham (1942-), Actress. Sitter in 6 portraits.
This portraitback to top
Rita Tushingham and Paul Danquah are shown on location in Salford, Manchester, during their screen test for the film adaptation of Shelagh Delaney's play A Taste of Honey. Directed by Tony Richardson, the film challenged contemporary attitudes towards race, gender and sexuality.
Placesback to top
- Place made and portrayed: United Kingdom: England, Greater Manchester (Salford, Manchester)
Linked displays and exhibitionsback to top
- Sandra Lousada: Work and Performance (28 November 2011 - 9 July 2012)
Events of 1961back to top
Current affairs
Peter Benenson's article The Forgotten Prisoners is published internationally, inspiring the founding of the human rights organisation, Amnesty International.The philosopher and peace activist Bertrand Russell is imprisoned for inciting civil disobedience during a sit down demonstration at the Ministry of Defence and Hyde Park.
The farthing coin - used in Britain for the last 7 centuries - ceases to be legal tender.
Art and science
Rudolf Nureyev defects from the USSR fearing that the KGB would arrest him for being gay and for fraternising with foreigners. After seeking asylum in Paris he set up home in London at the Royal Ballet and began his famous partnership with Margot Fonteyn.The satirical magazine, Private Eye is first published.
International
The East German government erects the Berlin Wall, ceasing free movement between East and West Berlin. The barrier prevented citizens of Soviet controlled East Germany from crossing the border into West Germany to work, or to defect.Yuri Gagarin, the soviet cosmonaut, becomes the first man in space orbiting the earth on the 12th April.
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Jaycee cee
26 July 2016, 04:01
I feel certain that this is NOT Paul Danquah in this photo with rita tushingham. paul was in the film with her "taste of honey" but if you compare his features from all other photos , you will see that this is not him in the photo.