Alberto Korda (Alberto Díaz Gutiérrez)
4 of 5 portraits of Alberto Korda (Alberto Díaz Gutiérrez)







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Alberto Korda (Alberto Díaz Gutiérrez)
by Ida Kar
vintage contact sheet, 1964
8 1/8 in. x 10 in. (206 mm x 253 mm) overall
Purchased, 1999
Photographs Collection
NPG x132332
Sitterback to top
- Alberto Korda (Alberto Díaz Gutiérrez) (1928-2001), Photographer. Sitter in 5 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Ida Kar (1908-1974), Photographer. Artist associated with 1567 portraits, Sitter in 137 portraits.
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 rein 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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