Robert Whitaker
(1939-2011), PhotographerSitter in 1 portrait
Artist associated with 17 portraits
London-born Robert Whitaker spent four years working in television and photography in Melbourne from 1961. There he was involved in the art scene until he was recruited by the Beatles' manager, Brian Epstein, during their first tour of Australia in 1964, and brought back to London. From 1968 Whitaker worked as a photographer for Time and Life magazines, documenting the Florence flood, the Indo-Pakistan war and the wars in Vietnam and Cambodia, where he narrowly escaped death. He has photographed Peggy Guggenheim, Max Ernst, Salvador Dali and other artists. After a long period as a farmer in West Sussex he returned to photography in the 1990s.
by Robert Whitaker
double exposure bromide print, June 1964
NPG P737
The Beatles (Ringo Starr, John Lennon, George Harrison, Paul McCartney)
by Robert Whitaker
gelatin silver print, October 1964
NPG P1348
by Robert Whitaker
vintage bromide print, 1965
NPG P736
The Beatles (Ringo Starr, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, John Lennon)
by Robert Whitaker
colour print, 1965
NPG P1349
The Beatles (John Lennon; Paul McCartney; George Harrison; Ringo Starr)
by Robert Whitaker
cibachrome print, 1966
NPG P733
The Beatles (Ringo Starr; John Lennon; George Harrison; Paul McCartney)
by Robert Whitaker
modern bromide fibre print from digital file, 1965
NPG x128568
Robert Whitaker; George Harrison
by Robert Whitaker
bromide print, 20 May 1966
NPG x134880
published by Northern Songs Ltd, after Robert Whitaker
halftone reproduction, published 1964
NPG D48345
published by Northern Songs Ltd, after Robert Whitaker
halftone reproduction, published 1965
NPG D48348
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