Sir Richard Greenbury
© Harry Borden
Sir Richard Greenbury
by Harry Borden
digital chromogenic print, 3 October 2001
14 in. x 17 1/4 in. (355 mm x 437 mm)
Purchased with funding from the Deloitte Acquisition Fund, 2005
Photographs Collection
NPG x127013
Sitterback to top
- Sir Richard Greenbury (1936-2017), Chairman and Chief Executive, Marks & Spencer plc. Sitter in 1 portrait.
Artistback to top
- Harry Borden (1965-), Photographer. Artist or producer of 116 portraits, Sitter in 4 portraits.
Placesback to top
- Place made and portrayed: United Kingdom: England, Berkshire (sitter's home, Sandhurst, Berkshire)
Events of 2001back to top
Current affairs
Labour wins a second landslide general election victory campaigning on improvements to public services based on private finance projects. The Conservative party proved itself to be out-of-touch by ignoring public services and campaigning on the issue of Britain's membership of the EU. The day after the election William Hague resigned as leader of the Conservative Party.Art and science
The Eden Project opens in Cornwall. The eco-centre, conceived by Tim Smit, replicates tropical and temporal climates and houses plants from all over the world in two domed biomes. The project is both a large-scale scientific experiment to study the environmental changes in different biomes over time, and a visitor attraction teaching the public about the natural environment.International
On 11th September (9/11) America comes under foreign attack for the first time since Pearl Harbour when Islamic Fundamentalist terrorists hijack four planes, flying two into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Centre, and one into the Pentagon; the fourth plane crashed in a field.George Bush launches his 'War on Terror' by invading Afghanistan to overthrown the Taliban and capture Osama bin Laden, leader of al-Qaeda.
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