Shirley Bassey

1 portrait of Shirley Bassey

© Harry Hammond / Victoria & Albert Museum

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Shirley Bassey

by Harry Hammond
bromide print, 1960
14 in. x 11 7/8 in. (355 mm x 302 mm)
Purchased, 1982
Photographs Collection
NPG x15516

On display in Room 28 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery

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  • Harry Hammond (1920-2009), Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 49 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.

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  • 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. 37

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Current affairs

Prince Andrew is born, the third child of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip.
The Contraceptive Pill is introduced in England, dramatically changing the nation's approach to sex and relationships, and significantly contributing to the 1960s culture of liberation.

Art and science

Penguin books defend D.H. Lawrence's Lady Chatterley's Lover against charges of obscenity by demonstrating that the novel was of literary merit. The 'not guilty' verdict was seen as a victory for free speech and marked the beginning if a new era of liberalism.
The satirical revue Beyond the Fringe launches the careers of Alan Bennett, Peter Cook, Dudley Moore and Jonathan Miller.

International

Harold Macmillan delivers his 'wind of change' speech to the South African Parliament in Cape Town, announcing Britain's decision to grant independence to many of her colonies. The speech recognised the emergence of African nationalism, and criticised the policy of Apartheid in South Africa.

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Kathryn guy

04 May 2021, 23:13

My father was a musician in tiger bay when shirley was a young teen. He snuck her on stage to do a song before she was asked to leave the club. She was never taught how to sing she just did what she did