About this artwork
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artist:Harry Benson (born 1929) Scottish
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title:Duke and Duchess of Windsor, aboard the Queen Mary
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date created:1966; printed 2007
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materials:Gelatin silver print
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measurements:25.20 x 33.90 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased from the photographer 2007
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accession number:PGP 374.6
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Harry Benson
Harry Benson
Benson’s career as a photojournalist has been extraordinary. Born in Glasgow, he left school aged thirteen and began working for a local paper, the Hamilton Advertiser. In 1958 he graduated to the cut-throat centre of the tabloid press on London’s Fleet Street, working for the Daily Sketch and then...