Jack Clemente

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Jack Clemente

by Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, 1960
9 7/8 in. x 7 7/8 in. (250 mm x 200 mm) image size
Purchased, 1999
Photographs Collection
NPG x132492

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

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Kar photographed Clemente in his Paris studio.

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  • Freestone, Clare (appreciation) Wright, Karen (appreciation), Ida Kar Bohemian Photographer, 2011 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 10 March to 19 June 2011), p. 91 Read entry

    Clemente was born in Novara, Italy, where he graduated with a degree in literature and philosophy. He studied painting at the Milan Brera Academy before moving to Paris in 1952. Clemente had his first one-man show in 1953 at the city's Galerie de la Muette and in the same year he exhibited at the Galleria Apollinaire in Milan. In 1957 his work was shown at the New Art Centre in London. Clemente painted in an abstract style, drawing inspiration from pre-historical and geological imagery. In the 1960s he abandoned oil paint and started to work with assemblages of 'non-art' objects. Kar photographed Clemente in his Paris studio using a Rolleiflex camera in natural light.

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  • Place made and portrayed: France (sitter's studio, Paris, France)

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Current affairs

Prince Andrew is born, the third child of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip.
The Contraceptive Pill is introduced in England, dramatically changing the nation's approach to sex and relationships, and significantly contributing to the 1960s culture of liberation.

Art and science

Penguin books defend D.H. Lawrence's Lady Chatterley's Lover against charges of obscenity by demonstrating that the novel was of literary merit. The 'not guilty' verdict was seen as a victory for free speech and marked the beginning if a new era of liberalism.
The satirical revue Beyond the Fringe launches the careers of Alan Bennett, Peter Cook, Dudley Moore and Jonathan Miller.

International

Harold Macmillan delivers his 'wind of change' speech to the South African Parliament in Cape Town, announcing Britain's decision to grant independence to many of her colonies. The speech recognised the emergence of African nationalism, and criticised the policy of Apartheid in South Africa.

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