Cecil Harmsworth King
32 of 51 portraits by Paul Joyce
© Paul Joyce / National Portrait Gallery, London
Cecil Harmsworth King
by Paul Joyce
bromide print on card mount, June 1977
11 3/8 in. x 14 1/2 in. (288 mm x 368 mm)
Purchased, 1977
Photographs Collection
NPG x13411
Sitterback to top
- Cecil Harmsworth King (1901-1987), Newspaper magnate and writer. Sitter in 10 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Paul Joyce (1944-), Photographer. Artist or producer of 51 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
Events of 1977back to top
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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.Art and science
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.Comments back to top
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