Ted Hughes
4 of 14 portraits of Ted Hughes
© Henri Cartier-Bresson / Magnum Photos
Ted Hughes
by Henri Cartier-Bresson
bromide print, 1971
14 1/8 in. x 9 1/2 in. (359 mm x 241 mm)
Purchased, 1998
Primary Collection
NPG P726
Artistback to top
- Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004), Photographer. Artist or producer of 13 portraits.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Ecclesshare, Julia, Beatrix Potter to Harry Potter: Portraits of Children's Writers, 2002 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 15 May to 26 August 2002), p. 85
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- Beatrix Potter to Harry Potter: Portraits of Children's Writers (15 May 2002 - 26 August 2002)
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Current affairs
The United Kingdom changes to the Decimal System for currency, getting rid of shillings, and guineas and simplifying the denomination of pounds into 100 pence. This brought the British pound sterling in line with other currencies and made computer calculation easier.Art and science
Michael Caine stars in the filmGet Carter, a British crime classic about a man who sets out to get bloody revenge on the gangsters that killed his brother.International
The Immigration Act consolidated previous legislation in order to limit immigration, by requiring applicants to hold a work permit and introduced the concept of right of abode.In Uganda, Idi Amin overthrows President Milton Obote and becomes dictator.
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