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Debbie Harry

1 of 9 portraits by Jill Furmanovsky

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Debbie Harry

by Jill Furmanovsky
digital print, May 1977
15 3/8 in. x 10 1/4 in. (390 mm x 260 mm)
acquired Jill Furmanovsky, 2002
Photographs Collection
NPG x125637

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  • Jill Furmanovsky (1953-), Photographer. Artist of 9 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.

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In celebration of her 25th year as Queen, Elizabeth II tours the British Isles visiting communities and schools in 36 counties, before touring the commonwealth. Across the country people held street parties to celebrate the occasion; there were 4,000 street parties in London alone.

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British punk rockers, The Sex Pistols, release the single, God Save The Queen to coincide with the Silvery Jubilee celebrations. The single reached Number 2 in the charts among claims that it was being kept off the top spot for political reasons. The band was arrested for trying to perform the song from a boat on the Thames during the Queen's Royal Progress trip down the river.

International

Elvis Presley dies of a heart attack aged 42. His body was discovered collapsed on the bathroom floor of his Graceland mansion in Memphis by his fiancée Ginger Alden. Rumours that the star is actually still alive but in hiding continue to perpetuate among diehard fans.

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