Virgilio Piñera

by Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, 1964
9 5/8 in. x 7 7/8 in. (245 mm x 199 mm) image size
Purchased, 1999
Photographs Collection
NPG x132309

Sitterback to top

Virgilio Piñera (1912-1979), Poet, playwright, author and essayist. Sitter in 3 portraits.

Artistback to top

Ida Kar (1908-1974), Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 1567 portraits, Sitter in 137 portraits.

Portrait setback to top

Photographs by Ida Kar, 1960s-1970s

Subject/Themeback to top

Eyeglasses and spectacles

Events of 1964back to top

Current affairs

Harold Wilson narrowly wins the general election for the Labour Party, the first of his four election victories.
Peter Allen and Gwynne Evans become the last people to be executed in the United Kingdom before capital punishment was abolished in 1965.
The Sun newspaper replaces the Daily Herald.

Art and science

Top of the Pops begins its reign as the longest running television music show. The first broadcast was presented by Jimmy Savile and included the Rolling Stones, Dusty Springfield, The Hollies and The Beatles, who were the show's first number 1 with I Want to Hold Your Hand.

International

The Civil Rights Act is passed in the USA, outlawing discrimination based on race, colour, religion, sex or national origin. The Act abolished the 'Jim Crow Laws' in the Southern States, making forced segregation illegal.
After spending two years in prison Nelson Mandela is sentenced to Life in Prison for the crimes of sabotage and crimes equivalent to treason against the Republic of South Africa.

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