Paul Millichip and Felicity Evershed with their children Diana and Robin and the family's Siamese cat, Mr Greibson

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Paul Millichip and Felicity Evershed with their children Diana and Robin and the family's Siamese cat, Mr Greibson

by Ida Kar
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 1960s
Purchased, 1999
Photographs Collection
NPG x132983

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

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This photograph was taken just outside his studio room at his West Hampstead flat before a solo show in 1960 at Gallery One. The works seen were all in the exhibition and were concerned with figures in movement, both singly and in groups. Millichip, whom Kar photographed with his first wife, the painter Felicity Evershed, and children Diana and Robin with pet cat Mr Greibson, remembers: 'Ida Kar was an Armenian of very positive temperament and outlook - fiercely aware of her abilities and talent.'

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  • Freestone, Clare (appreciation) Wright, Karen (appreciation), Ida Kar Bohemian Photographer, 2011 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 10 March to 19 June 2011), p. 137 Read entry

    Millichip studied at Leeds College of Art and Brighton College of Art. He had his first solo exhibition at Gallery One in January 1955 while still a young painter living in Brighton, and his work continued to be exhibited in the gallery throughout the 1950s, often alongside other artists such as F. N. Souza and John Christoforou. Millichip was recommended to Victor Musgrave, at he then recently opened Gallery One, by Peter Gimpel of Gimpel Fils Gallery. This photograph was taken just outside the studio room at Millichip's West Hampstead flat before a solo show at Gallery One. The works in this photograph were all included in the exhibition and were concerned with figures in movement, both singly and in groups. Millichip remembers: 'Ida Kar was an Armenian of very positive temperament and outlook - fiercely aware of her abilities and talent.' Here he is photographed alongside his first wife, the artist Felicity Evershed, and their children, Diana and Robin, as well as the family's Siamese cat, Mr Greibson.

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Current affairs

Prince Andrew is born, the third child of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip.
The Contraceptive Pill is introduced in England, dramatically changing the nation's approach to sex and relationships, and significantly contributing to the 1960s culture of liberation.

Art and science

Penguin books defend D.H. Lawrence's Lady Chatterley's Lover against charges of obscenity by demonstrating that the novel was of literary merit. The 'not guilty' verdict was seen as a victory for free speech and marked the beginning if a new era of liberalism.
The satirical revue Beyond the Fringe launches the careers of Alan Bennett, Peter Cook, Dudley Moore and Jonathan Miller.

International

Harold Macmillan delivers his 'wind of change' speech to the South African Parliament in Cape Town, announcing Britain's decision to grant independence to many of her colonies. The speech recognised the emergence of African nationalism, and criticised the policy of Apartheid in South Africa.

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