Charlotte Rampling
14 of 23 portraits of Charlotte Rampling
© Cecil Beaton Archive / Condé Nast
Charlotte Rampling
by Cecil Beaton
vintage bromide print, 1972
14 in. x 14 in. (357 mm x 357 mm)
Accepted in lieu of tax by H.M. Government and allocated to the Gallery, 1991
Photographs Collection
NPG x40973
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- Cecil Beaton (1904-1980), Photographer, designer and writer. Artist or producer associated with 1114 portraits, Sitter associated with 360 portraits.
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- Place made and portrayed: United Kingdom: England, Gloucestershire (on the set of 'Zinotchka', Dodington Park, Gloucestershire)
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Current affairs
Britain joins the European Community. After two attempts both vetoed by President Charles De Gaulle of France, Britain is finally accepted into the EC under the pro-European leadership of Edward Heath.British soldiers shoot 14 unarmed protesters in the Bloody Sunday massacre. The men were part of a march through Londonderry, protesting about the policy of internment without trial.
Art and science
David Bowie releases The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars; a classic glam-rock concept album with the themes of space aliens, gender ambiguity and rock 'n' roll superstardom.International
The arrest of five men who were caught trying to bug the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee marks the beginning of the 'Watergate Scandal'. The scandal centred on attempts to spy on the Democratic opposition in order to help President Nixon's re-election, and finally led to Nixon's resignation two years later.Black September Palestinian terrorists murder 11 Israeli athletes at the Olympic Games in Munich.
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