KarSec (Lawrence Ellar, Leslie Smithers, John Malcolm Couzins, Ida Kar)

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KarSec (Lawrence Ellar, Leslie Smithers, John Malcolm Couzins, Ida Kar)

by Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, 1968
8 3/8 in. x 5 1/2 in. (212 mm x 140 mm) image size
Purchased, 1999
Photographs Collection
NPG x129577

Sittersback to top

  • John Malcolm Couzins (1948-2009), Photographer and assistant to Ida Kar. Sitter in 11 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 28 portraits. Identify
  • Lawrence Ellar, Photographer. Sitter associated with 3 portraits. Identify
  • Ida Kar (1908-1974), Photographer. Sitter in 137 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 1567 portraits. Identify
  • Leslie Smithers (1949-), Photographer. Sitter associated with 2 portraits, Artist or producer of 2 portraits. Identify

Artistback to top

  • Ida Kar (1908-1974), Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 1567 portraits, Sitter in 137 portraits. Identify

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Events of 1968back to top

Current affairs

Enoch Powell delivers his 'Rivers of Blood' speech in Birmingham in opposition to anti-discrimination legislation and immigration from the commonwealth. The speech is usually regarded as racist and blamed for stirring up racial prejudice. Powell was sacked from the shadow cabinet as a result, but received considerable public approval at the time for his views.
Fay Sislin becomes England first black woman police officer.

Art and science

Beaton Portraits is the first ever photographic exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery. Under the directorship of Roy Strong, the exhibition introduced a new, theatrical approach to display, and was so popular that the national press reported on the length of queues to get in and it had to be extended twice.

International

Civil unrest escalates in France as student protesters, joined by striking workers, clash with the police. The events came to represent the conflict between the new, liberalised, left-wing generation and the forces of authority and conservatism. French protests were mirrored by others abroad including the Prague Spring in Czechoslovakia, where political liberalisation was achieved for a few months before the country was invaded by the Soviet Union.

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