Richard Ingrams; Malcolm Muggeridge
© The Jane Bown Literary Estate / National Portrait Gallery, London
Richard Ingrams; Malcolm Muggeridge
by Jane Bown
bromide print on card mount, 1977
13 1/4 in. x 19 5/8 in. (336 mm x 497 mm)
Given by Jane Bown and The Observer, 1981
Photographs Collection
NPG x28623
Sittersback to top
- Richard Reid Ingrams (1937-), Journalist and editor. Sitter in 14 portraits.
- (Thomas) Malcolm Muggeridge (1903-1990), Television presenter, journalist and editor. Sitter in 20 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Jane Bown (1925-2014), Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 73 portraits, Sitter in 7 portraits.
Events of 1977back to top
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.Comments back to top
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