Brigitte Bardot
© Iconic Images/Terry O’Neill
Brigitte Bardot
by Terry O'Neill
bromide fibre print, 1971
29 3/4 in. x 19 7/8 in. (757 mm x 506 mm)
Given by Terry O'Neill, 2003
Photographs Collection
NPG x126144
Artistback to top
- Terry O'Neill (1938-2019), Photographer. Artist or producer of 80 portraits, Sitter in 2 portraits.
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Photographed in Spain on the set of Les Pétroleuses (The Legend of Frenchie King).
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- Terry O'Neill: Celebrity (6 September 2003 - 14 March 2004)
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Current affairs
The United Kingdom changes to the Decimal System for currency, getting rid of shillings, and guineas and simplifying the denomination of pounds into 100 pence. This brought the British pound sterling in line with other currencies and made computer calculation easier.Art and science
Michael Caine stars in the filmGet Carter, a British crime classic about a man who sets out to get bloody revenge on the gangsters that killed his brother.International
The Immigration Act consolidated previous legislation in order to limit immigration, by requiring applicants to hold a work permit and introduced the concept of right of abode.In Uganda, Idi Amin overthrows President Milton Obote and becomes dictator.
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