Sir Denis Thatcher, 1st Bt; Margaret Thatcher, Karen Buxton, Peter Leonard Brooke and five unknown sitters

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Sir Denis Thatcher, 1st Bt; Margaret Thatcher, Karen Buxton, Peter Leonard Brooke and five unknown sitters

by Anne-Katrin Purkiss
bromide fibre print, 11 June 1987
8 3/4 in. x 11 3/4 in. (223 mm x 297 mm)
Purchased, 1988
Photographs Collection
NPG x31695

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  • Anne-Katrin Purkiss (1959-), Photographer. Artist or producer of 110 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.

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This photograph was taken outside a polling station in Thatcher’s constituency where she was casting her own vote.

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Karen buxton

20 October 2016, 23:42

I was stood behind with a rosette as the St James local city councillor. Rt Hon Peter Brooke MP there too. MP for westminste