Darcey Bussell; Lindsay Taylor

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Darcey Bussell; Lindsay Taylor

by Tom Miller
chromogenic print, 3 January 2002
18 in. x 14 in. (457 mm x 357 mm)
Commissioned jointly with Management Today magazine, 2002
Photographs Collection
NPG x125419

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  • Tom Miller (1962-), Photographer. Artist or producer of 35 portraits.

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In 2001, the prima ballerina Darcey Bussell diversified her professional activity by joining her childhood friend Lindsay Taylor in the textiles design firm Bussell & Taylor, for which Taylor designs the company's velvets, raw silks, embroidered bolsters and hangings. These are hand-woven and individually embroidered in India for the firm.
This photograph of the pair reclining on a selection of their wares was taken at Taylor’s home and design studio in Shepherd’s Bush, London. The portrait was commissioned for an exhibition of professional partnerships, Managing Partners, 2002.

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2002 was an eventful year for the Royal Family, highlighted by the Queen's Golden Jubilee celebrations, but marred by the death of Princess Margaret, followed just three months later by the death of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother at the age of 101 (making her the longest lived royal in British History).

Art and science

The relationship between two of the greatest modern masters is celebrated in Tate Modern's blockbuster exhibition Matisse Picasso. By exhibiting their works side-by-side, the show revealed the relationship between the two artists from 1906-54.
The 'Party at the Palace' concert in celebration of the Queen's Jubilee brings together stars from the last 50 years of Pop: Paul McCartney, Tom Jones, Brian Wilson, Queen, Ozzy Osbourne and Elton John.

International

Terrorist bombing attacks on the Island of Bali in Indonesia leave 202 people dead, including 25 Britons. The three attacks took place in a bar, outside a nightclub and outside the United States consulate, and were aimed at foreign tourists, although many locals were also killed or injured. The Islamist group Jemaah Islamiyah were found guilty of perpetrating the attacks.

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