Sir Roy Strong
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Sir Roy Strong
by Cecil Beaton
bromide print on white card mount, 1967
8 1/4 in. x 8 1/4 in. (208 mm x 211 mm)
Given by Cecil Beaton, 1968
Photographs Collection
NPG x12533
On display in Room 28 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
Sitterback to top
- Sir Roy Strong (1935-), Art historian and museum director; Director of the National Portrait Gallery. Sitter associated with 22 portraits.
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- Cecil Beaton (1904-1980), Photographer, designer and writer. Artist or producer associated with 1113 portraits, Sitter associated with 360 portraits.
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- Place made and portrayed: United Kingdom: England, London (National Portrait Gallery, London)
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Current affairs
Harold Wilson decides to devalue the pound by nearly 15% in order to ' break out from the straitjacket' of boom and bust economics. The decision was controversial and prompted Wilson to reassure the public that the 'pound in your pocket' would not be worth any less.Art and science
The Beatles release Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, with a record sleeve designed by pop artist, Peter Blake. The band's musical experimentation and colourful new look was an example of psychedelic, and the LP is often regarded as one of the first concept albums.International
Che Guevara is captured and executed in Bolivia. The guerrilla leader and revolutionary icon was hunted down by the CIA and captured and shot by Bolivian Special Forces. He had been leading Bolivian insurgents in an attempt to overthrow the government.Comments back to top
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