Bow Wow Wow (Annabella Lu Win; David Barbarossa (David Barbe); Matthew Ashman; Leigh Gorman)
1 portrait of Annabella Lwin
Bow Wow Wow (Annabella Lu Win; David Barbarossa (David Barbe); Matthew Ashman; Leigh Gorman)
by Andy Earl
R-type colour print, 1983
19 1/4 in. x 15 1/8 in. (490 mm x 385 mm)
Given by Andy Earl, 1999
Photographs Collection
NPG x88185
Sittersback to top
- Matthew Ashman (1960-1995), Musician; member of Adam and the Ants and Bow Wow Wow. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- David Barbarossa (David Barbe) (1961-), Musician; drummer; member of Bow Wow Wow and Adam and the Ants. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Leigh Gorman (1961-), Musician; bass guitarist for Bow Wow Wow. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Annabella Lwin (Myant Myant Aye) (1966-), Musician; lead singer for Bow Wow Wow. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
Artistback to top
- Andy Earl (1955-), Photographer and film-maker. Artist or producer of 4 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
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Current affairs
Margaret Thatcher wins a landslide majority for the Conservative Party at the general election. Although her premiership had previously been unpopular, the British victory in the Falklands coupled with divisions in Michael Foot's Labour opposition, helped her to gain popularity and win the most decisive election victory since 1945.Art and science
The British sitcom Blackadder is aired for the first time. Each of the four series followed the character of the anti-hero Edmund Blackadder and took place during a different period of British history. The first series, The Black Adder, was a satire of medieval England during the rein of the fictitious Richard IV, and frequently lifted famous lines from Shakespeare.International
The armed struggle between Tamil militants and the Sinhalese-dominated government of Sri Lanka begin with the Black July pogrom. Mobs (allegedly supported by the government) started attacking and murdering Tamils following an attack by Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam on government soldiers. Civil war between the government and Tamil nationalists has continued sporadically ever since.Comments back to top
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great-british
19 November 2019, 10:10
A take on Manet's painting 'Dejeuner sur l'herbe'