Shaun Ryder with his family
1 portrait of Oriole Leitch
Shaun Ryder with his family
by Harry Borden
bromide fibre print, 3 June 1993
14 3/8 in. x 17 5/8 in. (366 mm x 447 mm)
Given by Harry Borden
Photographs Collection
NPG x126936
Artistback to top
- Harry Borden (1965-), Photographer. Artist or producer of 116 portraits, Sitter in 4 portraits.
Sittersback to top
- Oriole Leitch (1972-), Wife of Shaun Ryder; daughter of Donovan Leitch. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Amilia Ryder, Niece of Shaun Ryder. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Derek Ryder, Father of Shaun Ryder. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Jacob Ryder, Nephew of Shaun Ryder. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Jael Ryder (1991-), Daughter of Shaun Ryder. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Linda Ryder, Mother of Shaun Ryder. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Shaun Ryder (1962-), Musician; lead singer for Happy Mondays. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
Placesback to top
- Place made and portrayed: United Kingdom: England, Greater Manchester (sitter's home, Didsbury, Manchester)
Events of 1993back to top
Current affairs
The Conservative Party is attacked in the media for 'sleaze'. Two MP's resign over sex scandals, two over the 'cash-for-questions affair', and one dies in bizarre and embarrassing circumstances. Journalist Max Clifford was responsible for exposing many of the scandals.Black teenager Stephen Lawrence is murdered in a racist attack by a gang of white youths.
Art and science
Rachel Whiteread wins the Turner Prize for her sculpture House; a concrete cast of the inside of a Victorian terraced house in East London. Controversy was caused by the work itself, by it winning the Turner Prize, and by the decision of Tower Hamlets council to demolish the sculpture.British inventor James Dyson revolutionises the vacuum cleaner with his eponymous design.
International
Czechoslovakia is divided into two countries: the Slovak Republic (Slovakia) and the Czech Republic. The division was peaceful and democratic and so became known as the 'Velvet Divorce', recalling the 'Velvet Revolution' of 1989 by which Communism in Czechoslovakia was overthrown through peaceful mass demonstrations.Comments back to top
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