Wee Willie Harris with his mother
10 of 220 portraits by Bob Collins







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Wee Willie Harris with his mother
by Bob Collins
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 1950s
Given by Rudolph John Acton, 2003
Photographs Collection
NPG x136433
Sitterback to top
- Wee Willie Harris (Charles William Harris) (1933-), Singer. Sitter in 11 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Bob Collins (1924-2002), Photographer. Artist of 220 portraits, Sitter in 5 portraits.
Linked displays and exhibitionsback to top
- Shooting Stars: Photographs by Bob Collins (17 September 2012 - 21 April 2013)
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1950back to top
Current affairs
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C.S. Lewis publishes The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, the first book in the Chronicles of Narnia series. Lewis was an Oxford Don, specialising in Medieval Literature and its use of allegory. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is often seen as an allegory of the Christian struggle between good and evil.International
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