Orson Welles, 1951.

John Lennon, 1963.

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She works primarily in black-and-white, using available light, with a forty year old camera. She has photographed hundreds of subjects, including Queen Elizabeth II for her eightieth birthday, Orson Welles, Samuel Beckett, Sir John Betjeman, Woody Allen, Cilla Black, Quentin Crisp, P. J. Harvey, John Lennon, Truman Capote, John Peel, Richard Nixon, the gangster Charlie Richardson, Field Marshal Sir Gerald Templer, Jarvis Cocker, Jayne Mansfield, Diana Dors, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Eve Arnold, Evelyn Waugh, Jean Cocteau, Brassai and Margaret Thatcher. Her extensive photojournalism output includes series on Hop Pickers, Greenham Common evictions, Butlin's holiday resort, the British Seaside, and in 2002, Glastonbury festival. Black-and-white or black and white) can refer to a general term used in photography, film, and other media (see black-and-white). ... Elizabeth II in an official portrait as Queen of Canada (on the occasion of her Golden Jubilee in 2002, wearing the Sovereigns badges of the Order of Canada and the Order of Military Merit) Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary) (born 21 April 1926), styled HM The... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Samuel Barclay Beckett (13 April 1906 – 22 December 1989) was an Irish dramatist, novelist and poet. ... A collection of Betjemans poetry, published by John Murray in January 2006 Sir John Betjeman CBE (28 August 1906 – 19 May 1984) was an English poet, writer and broadcaster who described himself in Whos Who as a poet and hack. He was born to a middle-class family... Woody Allen (born Allen Stewart Königsberg on December 1, 1935) is a three-time Academy Award-winning American film director, writer, actor, jazz musician, comedian, and playwright. ... Cover of Cilla Blacks 1966 album Cilla Sings a Rainbow. ... Quentin Crisp (December 25, 1908) – November 21, 1999), was an English writer, artists model, actor and raconteur known for his memorable and insightful witticisms. ... Polly Jean Harvey, born October 9, 1969 in Weymouth, Dorset is a British singer and songwriter. ... John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980), (born John Winston Lennon, known as John Ono Lennon) was an iconic English 20th century rock and roll songwriter and singer, best known as the founding member of The Beatles. ... Truman Capote (pronounced ) (30 September 1924 – 25 August 1984) was an American writer whose non-fiction, stories, novels and plays are recognized literary classics, including the novella Breakfast at Tiffanys (1958) and In Cold Blood (1965), which he labeled a non-fiction novel. ... “Peel Sessions” redirects here. ... Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. ... For other uses, see Gangster (disambiguation). ... The Richardson Gang was a 1960s group of criminals in South London, England. ... Note: This article is about the military usage of the word marshal. For other usages, see the end of this article. ... Field Marshal Sir Gerald Templer, KG (1898 - 1979) was a British military commander. ... Jarvis Branson Cocker (born 19 September 1963, in Sheffield, England) is an English musician, best known for fronting the band Pulp. ... Jayne Mansfield (born Vera Jayne Palmer, April 19, 1933—29 June 1967) was an American actress and Playboy centerfold. ... Diana Dors (October 23, 1931 – May 4, 1984) was a British actress and sex symbol. ... Henri Cartier-Bresson Henri Cartier-Bresson (August 22, 1908 – August 3, 2004) was a French photographer considered to be the father of modern photojournalism, an early adopter of 35 mm format, and the master of candid photography. ... Eve Arnold, born on April 21, 1912 (several sources claim 1913), is an American photojournalist and was the first female member of the Magnum Photos agency (in 1955). ... Evelyn Waugh, as photographed in 1940 by Carl Van Vechten Arthur Evelyn St. ... Jean Cocteau Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (5 July 1889 – 11 October 1963) was a French poet, novelist, dramatist, designer, boxing manager and filmmaker. ... Brassa was the pseudonym of Gyula Hal sz (1899-1984), a Parisian photographer. ... Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, PC (née Roberts; born 13 October 1925) served as British Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990 and leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 until 1990, being the first (and, to date, only) woman to hold either post. ... Greenham Common in 2005. ... Butlins Holiday Camps were founded by (later Sir) Billy Butlin to provide economical holidays in Britain. ... The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, commonly abbreviated to Glastonbury or Glasto, is the largest[1] greenfield music and performing arts festival in the world. ...

She was born in Dorset, and first worked as a chart corrector, which included a role in plotting the D-Day invasion. She studied photography at Guildford College under Ifor Thomas. She started out as a child portrait photographer, but got her big break when she received a telegram in 1949 from Mechthild Nawiasky an Observer picture editor, asking her to photograph the philosopher Bertrand Russell. Dorset (pronounced DOR-sit or [dɔ.sət], and sometimes in the past called Dorsetshire) is a county in the south-west of England, on the English Channel coast. ... Plotting is the process of depicting mathematical functions or data visually. ... Combatants United States United Kingdom Canada Free France Poland Nazi Germany Commanders Dwight Eisenhower (Supreme Allied Commander) Bernard Montgomery (land) Bertram Ramsay (sea) Trafford Leigh-Mallory (air) Omar Bradley (U.S. 1st Army) Miles Dempsey (UK 2nd Army) Harry Crerar (Canadian 1st Army) Gerd von Rundstedt (OB WEST) Erwin Rommel... Guildford College of Further and Higher Education in Guildford, Surrey caters for students of age 16+ in full-time and part-time study. ... Telegraphy (from the Greek words tele = far away and grapho = write) is the long distance transmission of written messages without physical transport of letters, originally over wire. ... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, OM, FRS, (18 May 1872 – 2 February 1970), was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, advocate for social reform, and pacifist. ...

Exhibitions include 'The Gentle Eye', National Portrait Gallery, London (1980-1), 'Rock 1963-2003' and 'Unknown Bown 1947-1967' Guardian Newsroom, London (2007-8). A survey of Bown's mostly unseen, social documentary and photo journalism output which has been collected in a book of the same name. At least three art galleries are named National Portrait Gallery: National Portrait Gallery, Australia National Portrait Gallery, London National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

In 2007 her work on the Greenham Common evictions was selected by Val Williams and Susan Bright as part of 'How We Are: Photographing Britain', the first major survey of photography to be held at Tate Britain. Other photographers in the show included; Madame Yevonde, Robert Smithies (previously a member of staff at the Manchester Guardian), Martin Parr, Jem Southam, Percy Hennell, Eric Hosking, Anna Fox, Daniel Meadows, Angus McBean, Paul Graham and Dorothy Bohm. Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Madame Yevonde (Yevonde Cumbers, January 5, 1893 - December 22, 1975) was a photographer who pioneered the use of colour in portrait photography. ... Martin Parr (born 1952) is a British documentary photographer and photojournalist. ... Eric Hosking OBE (October 2, 1909 - February 22, 1991) was an English photographer noted for his bird photography. ... Anna Fox (b. ... Bold text Angus McBean (June 8, 1904 - June 9, 1990), was a Welsh photographer, associated with surrealism. ... Paul Graham For Paul Graham the photographer, see Paul Graham (photographer). ...

Publications include The Gentle Eye (1980), Women of Consequence (1986), Men of Consequence (1987), The Singular Cat (1988), Pillars of the Church (1991), Faces: The Creative Process Behind Great Portraits (2000), Rock 1963-2003 (2003) and Unknown Bown 1947-1967 (2007). Pillars of the Church, in the first Christian century, seems to have referred to the leaders of the Nazarenes, as the Jerusalem Jesus movement was called, principally, the Family of Jesus, later known as the Desposyni, including his bothers James, Joses or Joseph, Simon or Simeon, and Jude or Judas...

In 1985, she was awarded an MBE and in 1995, she was "upgraded" to the CBE. This article is about the year. ... The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ...

Collections include Palace of Westminster, London and National Portrait Gallery, London. “Houses of Parliament” redirects here. ... At least three art galleries are named National Portrait Gallery: National Portrait Gallery, Australia National Portrait Gallery, London National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

External links

• Biography at The Observer

• Jane Bown, National Portrait Gallery collection

• Jane Bown's Observer website

• Germaine Greer introduces 'Unknown Bown 1947-1967'

• BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour interview

• Tate Britain, 'How We Are: Photographing Britain' Press Release

• Tate Britain, 'How We Are: Photographing Britain', Guide to Room 5 - 'The Urge to Document 1970-1990' which included work on the 1984 Greeham Common evictions by Jane Bown