PAST EXHIBITION

Photographs 1965-2006

28 October 2006 - 8 April 2007
Balcony Gallery

Mary Quant
by Jorge ('J.S.') Lewinski, June 1966

Jorge Lewinski - Women of the 1960s | Bob Collins - Artists at work in the 1970s | Portraits of the 1970s and 1980s | Exceptional Youth: Photographs by Emma Hardy

This display highlights the rich diversity of subjects and photographs recently acquired by the National Portrait Gallery. It is organised into four groups: Jorge Lewinski - Women of the 1960s ; Bob Collins - Artists at work in the 1970s; Portraits of the 1970s and 1980s and Exceptional Youth: Photographs by Emma Hardy.

Photographs 1965-2006 includes images of prominent musicians, writers, actors, artists and designers from the late twentieth century. These include Luciano Pavarotti, Sir Mick Jagger, Katherine Whitehorn, Jilly Cooper, Dame Diana Rigg, David Hockney, Frank Auerbach and Leon Kossoff.

Some twenty-first-century personalities are explored in Emma Hardy's photographs taken in 2006. These are images of exceptional teenagers who have made a contribution to British life including actor Daniel Radcliffe, musician Nicola Benedetti and footballer Theo Wallcott.

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All images and text are subject to copyright protection. 29 August 2008