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Sidonie Goossens

1 of 2 portraits of Sidonie Goossens

© Mayotte Magnus / National Portrait Gallery, London

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Sidonie Goossens

by Mayotte Magnus
bromide print, May 1977
12 in. x 14 5/8 in. (305 mm x 370 mm)
Purchased, 1977
Photographs Collection
NPG x18615

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  • Sidonie Goossens (1899-2004), Harpist; sister of Eugene Goossens and Leon Goossens. Sitter in 2 portraits.

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  • Mayotte Magnus (1934-), Photographer; wife of Jorge ('J.S.') Lewinski. Artist or producer of 82 portraits, Sitter in 2 portraits.

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Current affairs

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.

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