Norman Parkinson
(1913-1990), PhotographerSitter in 14 portraits
Artist of 244 portraits
Parkinson started his career as an apprentice with photographers Speaight & Son, before opening his first studio at 1, Dover Street off Piccadilly. During the 1930s his work appeared in Harper's Bazaar and The Bystander. From 1941 Parkinson began a long association with Vogue, where, with his wife, actress Wenda Rogerson, he made some of his most enduring fashion images. From 1960-4, as Associate Editor of Queen magazine, he photographed the leading personalities of the 60s, including Jean Shrimpton, the Beatles, and the Rolling Stones. In 1981, the same year he was awarded a CBE, the National Portrait Gallery staged Parkinson's first major retrospective. Parkinson has donated over 200 prints to the collection.
by Norman Parkinson
bromide print on card mount, 1956
NPG x30014
Sybil Thorndike; Sir Lewis Thomas Casson
by Norman Parkinson
bromide print, 1956
NPG x30029
by Norman Parkinson
bromide print on card mount, 1957
NPG x30040
by Norman Parkinson
bromide print on card mount, 1957
NPG x30064
by Norman Parkinson
bromide print on card mount, 1958
NPG x30037
by Norman Parkinson
bromide print on card mount, 1959
NPG x30038
Birgitte Caroline ('Nena') von Schlebrügge; Anthony ('Tinka') Paterson
by Norman Parkinson
gelatin silver print, 1960s
NPG x201361
Anthony ('Tinka') Paterson with fashion model
by Norman Parkinson
gelatin silver print, 1960s
NPG x201362
Anne Larson; Primrose Austen; Mary O'Flaherty; Adam Faith; Jill Kennington; Celia Hammond
by Norman Parkinson
bromide print on card mount, 15 October 1962
NPG x30035
by Norman Parkinson
bromide print on card mount, published 3 July 1962
NPG x126953
The Beatles (George Harrison; Paul McCartney; Ringo Starr; John Lennon)
by Norman Parkinson
bromide print, 12 September 1963
NPG x27128
The Beatles (George Harrison; Paul McCartney; Ringo Starr; John Lennon)
by Norman Parkinson
bromide print, 12 September 1963
NPG x128893
The Beatles (George Harrison; Paul McCartney; Ringo Starr; John Lennon)
by Norman Parkinson
bromide print, 12 September 1963
NPG x133070
by Norman Parkinson
bromide print on card mount, 1963
NPG x30107
Melanie Hampshire; Jill Kennington
by Norman Parkinson
bromide print, 1963
NPG x30110
by Norman Parkinson
colour print on card mount, circa 1963
NPG x125436
by Norman Parkinson
bromide fibre print on card mount, 18 October 1963
NPG x30111
The Rolling Stones (Bill Wyman; Mick Jagger; Keith Richards; Charlie Watts; Brian Jones)
by Norman Parkinson
bromide print, 1964
NPG x30109
The Dave Clark Five (Rick Huxley; Lenny Davidson; Dave Clark; Denis Payton; Mike Smith)
by Norman Parkinson
bromide print on card mount, 1964
NPG x30108
Loel Patrick Guinness; Victoria Christina Niarchos (née Guinness); Maria Alexandra Guinness
by Norman Parkinson
bromide print on card mount, 1967
NPG x30042
by Norman Parkinson
bromide print on card mount, 1968
NPG x30117
Stretch Jump Suits (Nine unknown models)
by Norman Parkinson
colour print, 1968
NPG x126921
by Norman Parkinson
colour print on card mount, 1969
NPG x30171
by Norman Parkinson
bromide print on cream card mount, 1969
NPG x30112
by Norman Parkinson
bromide print on card mount, 1969
NPG x26083
by Norman Parkinson
colour print, 1970
NPG x30139
Aileen Mehle ('Suzy Knickerbocker')
by Norman Parkinson
colour print on card mount, 1970s
NPG x30179
by Norman Parkinson
colour print on card mount, 1970
NPG x30138
by Norman Parkinson
colour print on card mount, 1970
NPG x30142
Floral and Paisley Dresses (including Jan Ward (Jan de Villeneuve) and Ann Schaufuss)
by Norman Parkinson
colour print on card mount, 1970
NPG x126922
by Norman Parkinson
colour print on card mount, 1971
NPG x30136
Princess Alexandra, Lady Ogilvy
by Norman Parkinson
colour print on card mount, 1972
NPG x126849
by Norman Parkinson
colour print on card mount, 1972
NPG x30127
by Norman Parkinson
chromogenic print, May 1972
NPG x29599
Christiana Steichen and an unknown man
by Norman Parkinson
bromide print on card mount, 1972
NPG x126918
Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester
by Norman Parkinson
bromide print on card mount, 1973
NPG x29585
by Norman Parkinson
colour print on card mount, 1973
NPG x126851
by Norman Parkinson
cibachrome print, 1973
NPG x30172
by Norman Parkinson
colour print on card mount, mid 1970s
NPG x126923
by Norman Parkinson
cibachrome print, 1973
NPG x126925
by Norman Parkinson
colour print on card mount, 1973
NPG x126926
The Wedding of Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips
by Norman Parkinson
colour print, 14 November 1973
NPG x126928
Yves Saint Laurent; Loulou de la Falaise
by Norman Parkinson
chromogenic print, 1974
NPG x30157
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
by Norman Parkinson
cibachrome print, 1975
NPG x29600
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
by Norman Parkinson
colour print, 1975
NPG x30051
Lady Evelyn Rose Buchan (née Phipps)
by Norman Parkinson
chromogenic print, 1975
NPG x30126
Barnaby Southcombe; Charlotte Rampling
by Norman Parkinson
bromide print on card mount, 1975
NPG x30044
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