Patrick Lichfield, David Bailey and Terence Donovan
About this artwork
Here we see three of the best known British photographers of the twentieth century. Bailey (1938) and Donovan (1936 – 1996) are two of the photographers known for capturing London in the 1960s; photographing the life of celebrity and high fashion. The third, Lichfield (1939 – 2005), is perhaps best known for taking the official photographs at the wedding of the Prince and Princess of Wales in 1981. All three emerged as photographers at a time when celebrity culture was at its height and became celebrities themselves. This photograph was taken for an Olympus advert.
Updated before 2020
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artist:John Swannell (born 1946) English
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title:Patrick Lichfield, David Bailey and Terence Donovan
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date created:1980
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materials:Gelatin silver print
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measurements:37.00 x 29.80 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Gift 1988
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accession number:PGP 180.17
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John Swannell
John Swannell
Swannell left school at the age of sixteen and quickly immersed himself in the photography world. He worked as an assistant at Vogue’s studios, watching the likes of Richard Avedon and David Bailey at work. Bailey then employed Swannell as an assistant from 1969-73, before the rising photographer...