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12/21/2014 11:46:17 AM · #1
Sadly passed away today. A fantastic photographic career, she photographed some real icons over the years. Her portrait of Samuel Beckett is one of my favourite portraits of anyone ever.

(Ah, if someone could change the auto-correct typo in the title that would be great, cheers. It's Bown not Brown of course.)

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12/21/2014 11:49:53 AM · #2
That is an amazing portrait.
12/21/2014 12:14:19 PM · #3
Thanks for posting, Clive. Jane was an amazing photographer and captured just the right amount of "bizarre" in her portraits. It's difficult to pick a favorite from her works, but these are a few of mine:

//www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2014/dec/21/jane-bown-a-life-in-photography-in-pictures#img-4
//www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2014/dec/21/jane-bown-a-life-in-photography-in-pictures#img-15

12/21/2014 12:44:47 PM · #4
My fave is Richard O'Brien
12/21/2014 12:53:46 PM · #5
Thanks for the post, a joy to peruse through her work.
12/21/2014 12:59:57 PM · #6
Here's an interview with Jane Bown from a few years ago which is worth a read.
12/21/2014 02:04:59 PM · #7
The Beckett shot is absolutely perfect...
12/21/2014 06:20:51 PM · #8
They don't make em...
12/21/2014 07:03:42 PM · #9
Originally posted by Bear_Music:

The Beckett shot is absolutely perfect...


It is isn't it. As much as any portrait of Beckett could illustrate him this is it. It even captures that touch of playfulness and humour that he has. I think so anyway.
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