Pink Floyd (Dave Gilmour; Nick Mason; Richard Wright; Roger Waters)
2 of 3 portraits of Roger Waters
Pink Floyd (Dave Gilmour; Nick Mason; Richard Wright; Roger Waters)
by Storm Thorgerson, by Hipgnosis
chromogenic print, 1969
13 1/8 in. x 14 in. (333 mm x 355 mm) image size
Given by Storm Thorgerson, 2009
Photographs Collection
NPG x135752
Sittersback to top
- Dave Gilmour (1946-), Musician; guitarist for Pink Floyd. Sitter in 2 portraits. Identify
- Nick Mason (1944-), Musician; producer and drummer for Pink Floyd. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
- Roger Waters (1943-), Musician, singer and songwriter for 'Pink Floyd'. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
- Richard Wright (1943-2008), Musician; pianist and keyboardist for Pink Floyd. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
Artistsback to top
- Hipgnosis (active 1968-1983), Art design group. Artist or producer associated with 1 portrait.
- Storm Thorgerson (1944-2013), Graphic designer. Artist or producer associated with 1 portrait.
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Events of 1969back to top
Current affairs
The Open University is established, based on the vision of Michael Young. Its aims were to offer the chance to study for higher education qualifications on a part time and distance learning basis, giving people who were unable to attend a traditional university because of family, work commitments or disability the opportunity to achieve university degrees.Art and science
The comedy sketch show Monty Python's Flying Circus is first broadcast. The Pythons performed surreal sketches that reinvented the comedy tradition, eschewing punch lines for a stream-of-consciousness structure and incongruous authorial interventions: 'and now for something completely different'.Kenneth Tynan's Oh! Calcutta amuses and shocks audiences with full nudity on stage, taking advantage of the recent end to censorship laws.
International
Neil Armstrong takes 'one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind' when he becomes the first man on the moon.Concorde makes its first supersonic flight. The plane was designed, developed and manufactured by a joint treaty between the French and English governments.
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