Rudolf Nureyev
1 of 45 portraits by Derry Moore, 12th Earl of Drogheda







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Rudolf Nureyev
by Derry Moore, 12th Earl of Drogheda
colour print, 1985
14 1/2 in. x 11 5/8 in. (368 mm x 295 mm)
Purchased, 1993
Primary Collection
NPG P531
Sitterback to top
- Rudolf Hametovich Nureyev (1938-1993), Ballet dancer and choreographer. Sitter in 8 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Derry Moore, 12th Earl of Drogheda (1937-), Photographer. Artist of 45 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
This portraitback to top
Born in the former Soviet Union, Nureyev danced with Kirov Ballet until defection to the West in 1961. A regular guest artist of the Royal Ballet and frequent partner of Dame Margot Fonteyn from 1962, Nureyev is acclaimed as the greatest male dancer of his generation.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 465
Linked displays and exhibitionsback to top
- Fame! (8 April 2006 - 6 August 2006)
- Derry Moore Photographs (6 April 2005 - 16 October 2005)
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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Christina Surm
06 September 2016, 21:03
Published in Architectural Digest (Sept 1985)
With accompanying text by Lee Radziwill
Related image published in 'Rooms' (2006, Rizzoli)
Interiors by Emilio Carcano