Photographers of 'Stars of the British Screen'
1 portrait of Norman Parkinson
Photographers of 'Stars of the British Screen'
by Norman Parkinson
bromide fibre print, 11 December 1985
11 1/2 in. x 12 3/4 in. (292 mm x 323 mm) image size
Commissioned, 1985
Photographs Collection
NPG x127320
Artistback to top
- Norman Parkinson (1913-1990), Photographer. Artist or producer of 244 portraits, Sitter in 14 portraits. Identify
Sittersback to top
- Brian Aris (1946-), Photographer. Sitter in 1 portrait, Artist or producer of 10 portraits. Identify
- Michael Birt (1953-), Photographer. Sitter in 3 portraits, Artist or producer of 33 portraits. Identify
- David Boulton, Photographer. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Jane Bown (1925-2014), Photographer. Sitter in 7 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 73 portraits. Identify
- Frank Buckingham (1911-1990), Photographer. Sitter in 1 portrait, Artist or producer of 4 portraits. Identify
- Rosa Buckingham, Wife of Frank Buckingham. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Albert Clarke (active 1950s), Photographer. Sitter in 1 portrait, Artist or producer of 5 portraits. Identify
- Frank Connor, Photographer. Sitter in 1 portrait, Artist or producer of 4 portraits. Identify
- Patrick Jackson (1959-), Photographer. Sitter in 1 portrait, Artist or producer of 13 portraits. Identify
- John Jayes, Photographer. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Paul Joyce (1944-), Photographer. Sitter in 1 portrait, Artist or producer of 51 portraits. Identify
- Diana Miller, Photographer. Sitter in 1 portrait, Artist or producer of 1 portrait. Identify
- Alistair Morrison (1957-), Photographer. Sitter in 1 portrait, Artist or producer associated with 82 portraits. Identify
- Norman Parkinson (1913-1990), Photographer. Sitter in 14 portraits, Artist or producer of 244 portraits. Identify
- Steve Pyke (1957-), Photographer. Sitter in 2 portraits, Artist or producer of 49 portraits. Identify
- David Steen (1936-2015), Photographer. Sitter in 2 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 6 portraits. Identify
- Paul Tanqueray (1905-1991), Photographer. Sitter in 8 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 186 portraits. Identify
- Alastair Thain (1961-), Photographer. Sitter in 1 portrait, Artist or producer of 23 portraits. Identify
- Denis Waugh (1942-), Photographer. Sitter in 1 portrait, Artist or producer of 25 portraits. Identify
Placesback to top
- Place made and portrayed: United Kingdom: England, London (Royal Landing, National Portrait Gallery, London)
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1985back to top
Current affairs
55 people die in the Manchester air disaster when a British Airtours Boeing 737 bursts into flames after an aborted takeoff at Manchester International Airport.Art and science
Bob Geldof and Midge Ure organise Live Aid, a rock concert in London and Philadelphia, to raise funds for famine relief. The biggest names in popular music, including Paul McCartney, Queen, Status Quo, The Police, Mick Jagger, David Bowie, U2, The Who, and Led Zeppelin, performed to a TV audience of 1.5 billion.The British Antarctic Survey discovers a hole in the ozone layer above Antarctica.
International
Reformer Mikhail Gorbachev comes to power as first secretary of the Soviet Communist party. He calls for 'glasnost' (openness) in Soviet life, and pursues a policy of 'perestroika' (reconstruction).French intelligence operatives sabotage Rainbow Warrior, the Greenpeace vessel. The ship was leading a protest against French nuclear testing in New Zealand when it was bombed and sunk, killing one of the twelve on board.
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