2 OF 18

Isaac Stern, Alexander Zakin, Sir Robert Mayer, Sir Isaiah Berlin and Aline Elisabeth Yvonne (née De Gunzbourg), Lady Berlin

2 of 18 portraits of Sir Robert Mayer

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by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 8 May 1977
8 3/4 in. x 10 7/8 in. (223 mm x 275 mm)
Given by The Bern Schwartz Family Foundation, 2007
Primary Collection
NPG P1272

Sittersback to top

Aline Elisabeth Yvonne (née De Gunzbourg), Lady Berlin (1915-2014), Amateur golfer and Director of The Ritz, Paris; wife of Sir Isaiah Berlin. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
Sir Isaiah Berlin (1909-1997), Philosopher and political theorist. Sitter in 11 portraits. Identify
Sir Robert Mayer (1879-1985), Businessman; founder of the Robert Mayer Children's Concerts. Sitter in 18 portraits. Identify
Isaac Stern (1920-2001), Violinist. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
Alexander Zakin (1903-1990), Concert pianist. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify

Artistback to top

Bernard Lee ('Bern') Schwartz (1914-1978), Photographer. Artist or producer of 143 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.

Portrait setback to top

Photographs by Bern Schwartz, 1975-78

Subjects & Themesback to top

Events of 1977back to top

Current affairs

In celebration of her 25th year as Queen, Elizabeth II tours the British Isles visiting communities and schools in 36 counties, before touring the commonwealth. Across the country people held street parties to celebrate the occasion; there were 4,000 street parties in London alone.

Art and science

British punk rockers, The Sex Pistols, release the single, God Save The Queen to coincide with the Silvery Jubilee celebrations. The single reached Number 2 in the charts among claims that it was being kept off the top spot for political reasons. The band was arrested for trying to perform the song from a boat on the Thames during the Queen's Royal Progress trip down the river.

International

Elvis Presley dies of a heart attack aged 42. His body was discovered collapsed on the bathroom floor of his Graceland mansion in Memphis by his fiancée Ginger Alden. Rumours that the star is actually still alive but in hiding continue to perpetuate among diehard fans.

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