Lucian Freud; Bruce Bernard

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© Ken Griffiths

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Lucian Freud; Bruce Bernard

by Ken Griffiths
platinum print, 7 October 1992
15 3/8 in. x 19 3/8 in. (392 mm x 492 mm)
Given by Ken Griffiths, 2004
Photographs Collection
NPG x126821

Sittersback to top

  • Bruce Bernard (1928-2000), Journalist, writer on photography and photographer. Sitter in 6 portraits, Artist or producer of 6 portraits.
  • Lucian Freud (1922-2011), Artist. Sitter in 65 portraits, Artist or producer of 6 portraits.

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  • Ken Griffiths (1945-2014), Photographer. Artist or producer of 1 portrait.

This portraitback to top

The photographer and picture editor Bruce Bernard and the artist Lucian Freud first met as schoolboys, and formed a life-long friendship. Freud drew and painted Bernard's portrait on several occasions. His portrait of Bernard in his studio (1992) depicts the photographer as intense and thoughtful. Bernard wrote introductions for two books of Freud's paintings, Lucian Freud (1996) and Nudes (1997). An exhibition of Bernard's photographs of five artists, including Freud, was shown at Tate Britain in 2002.

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Events of 1992back to top

Current affairs

The Church of England votes narrowly in favour of the ordination of women priests. The first women priests were ordained in 1994, inspiring the popular sitcom The Vicar of Dibley.
John Major is forced to take the pound off the European Exchange Rate Mechanism after Black Wednesday, when currency dealers continued selling sterling despite a dramatic increase in interest rates. The event damaged the Conservative party's reputation irreparably.

Art and science

The long-running sitcom Absolutely Fabulous airs for the first time on the BBC starring Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley as style-obsessed, middle-aged media luvvies Eddy and Patsy. June Whitfield played Eddy's mother, and Julia Sawalha her long-suffering daughter Saffy (or, 'sweetie darling').

International

Members of the European Community sign the Maastricht Treaty leading to the creation of the European Union. The treaty led to the creation of the 'Euro' currency and its policy was based on a 'three pillars structure' concerned with: 1. Community. 2 . Foreign and Security Policy. 3. Criminal Matters.
At a referendum, Bosnia and Herzegovina vote to become a separate state from Yugoslavia. Civil war soon broke out.

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