'Beatlemania'
3 of 7 portraits by Ian Wright
© Ian Wright / National Portrait Gallery, London
'Beatlemania'
by Ian Wright
bromide print, 9 August 1964
10 7/8 in. x 10 3/8 in. (275 mm x 264 mm) image size
Given by Ian Wright, 2008
Photographs Collection
NPG x132797
Sittersback to top
- Gordon Amory (1930-2010), Daily Express photographer. Sitter in 1 portrait.
- Steve Brodie, Journalist. Sitter in 1 portrait.
- Paul Hines, Photographer for 'The Northern Echo'. Sitter in 1 portrait.
- Philip Ingham, Journalist. Sitter associated with 1 portrait.
- Johnny Robson (died 1999), Press photographer. Sitter in 1 portrait.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Whitaker, Robert, Beatles to Bowie: the 60s exposed, 2009 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 15 October 2009 - 24 January 2010), p. 16
Placesback to top
- Place made: United Kingdom: England, Yorkshire (York Railway Station, North Yorkshire)
Linked displays and exhibitionsback to top
- Beatles to Bowie: the 60s exposed (15 October 2009 - 24 January 2010)
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1964back to top
Current affairs
Harold Wilson narrowly wins the general election for the Labour Party, the first of his four election victories.Peter Allen and Gwynne Evans become the last people to be executed in the United Kingdom before capital punishment was abolished in 1965.
The Sun newspaper replaces the Daily Herald.
Art and science
Top of the Pops begins its reign as the longest running television music show. The first broadcast was presented by Jimmy Savile and included the Rolling Stones, Dusty Springfield, The Hollies and The Beatles, who were the show's first number 1 with I Want to Hold Your Hand.International
The Civil Rights Act is passed in the USA, outlawing discrimination based on race, colour, religion, sex or national origin. The Act abolished the 'Jim Crow Laws' in the Southern States, making forced segregation illegal.After spending two years in prison Nelson Mandela is sentenced to Life in Prison for the crimes of sabotage and crimes equivalent to treason against the Republic of South Africa.
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