Personalities by Norman Parkinson

Norman Parkinson (1913-1990) was the Twentieth Century’s most celebrated fashion photographer. He pioneered epic storytelling in his images, taking portrait and fashion photography beyond the stiff formality of his predecessors and injecting an easy and casual elegance into the art. His photographs created the age of the supermodel and made him the photographer of choice for celebrities, artists, Presidents and Prime Ministers. He was a permanent fixture at historic moments photographing the British Royal Family, in private and public, as well as leading figures from the worlds of film, theatre, and music. Subjects include Audrey Hepburn, The Beatles, Twiggy, Grace Coddington, David Bowie, Iman, Jerry Hall and countless others.

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Alfredo Bouret
Alfredo Bouret
Adam Faith
Adam Faith
Adam Faith
Adam Faith
Anita Ekberg
Anita Ekberg
Anita Ekberg
Anita Ekberg
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin
'One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism'
‘One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism’
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin
Ava Gardner
Ava Gardner
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn, Italy
Audrey Hepburn, Italy
Audrey Hepburn, Italy
Audrey Hepburn, Italy
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer
Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
Augustus John
Augustus John
Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock
Ambrose Congreve
Ambrose Congreve
Ambrose Congreve
Ambrose Congreve
Arianna Huffington
Arianna Huffington
Arianna Huffington
Arianna Huffington
Ariann Huffington
Ariann Huffington
Audrey Withers
Audrey Withers
Audrey Withers
Audrey Withers
Audrey Withers
Audrey Withers
Audrey Withers
Audrey Withers
Brooke Astor
Brooke Astor
Barbara Cartland
Barbara Cartland
Barbara Cartland
Barbara Cartland
Bunny Roger
Bunny Roger
Cecil and Marisa
Cecil and Marisa
Cecil Beaton
Cecil Beaton
Claudia Cardinale
Claudia Cardinale
Carolina Herrera
Carolina Herrera
Carolina Herrera
Carolina Herrera
Charlotte Rampling
Charlotte Rampling
Calvin Klein
Calvin Klein
Constant Lambert
Constant Lambert
Claire Bloom
Claire Bloom
Cliff Richard
Cliff Richard
Daryl Hannah
Daryl Hannah
David Bowie
David Bowie
David Bowie
David Bowie
Dennis Brain
Dennis Brain
David Hockney
David Hockney
Diana Napier
Diana Napier
Dorothy Parker
Dorothy Parker
Donald & Ivana Trump
Donald & Ivana Trump
Edward Bawden
Edward Bawden
Edwina d'Erlanger
Edwina d’Erlanger
Edward James and Magritte Painting
Edward James and Magritte Painting
Edward James
Edward James
Hand shadows
Hand shadows
Edward Fox
Edward Fox
Elton John
Elton John
Elizabeth Frink
Elizabeth Frink
Enid Starkie
Enid Starkie
Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor & Richard Burton
Elizabeth Taylor & Richard Burton
Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
Frederick Thurston
Frederick Thurston
Grateful Dead
Grateful Dead
George Enescu
George Enescu
Gregory Peck
Gregory Peck
Ginger Rogers
Ginger Rogers
Sir Hugh Casson
Sir Hugh Casson
Hope Hatch
Hope Hatch
Fairy Brooklyn Bridge
Fairy Brooklyn Bridge
Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza
Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza
Ian Fleming
Ian Fleming
Ian Fleming
Ian Fleming
Ian Fleming
Ian Fleming
Ian Fleming
Ian Fleming
Isabella Rossellini
Isabella Rossellini
Isabella Rossellini
Isabella Rossellini
Ivana Trump
Ivana Trump
Ivana Trump
Ivana Trump
Ivana Trump
Ivana Trump
Ivana Trump
Ivana Trump
Ivana Trump
Ivana Trump
Ivana Trump
Ivana Trump
Jane Clark
Jane Clark
Jane Birkin
Jane Birkin
Jeremy Clyde
Jeremy Clyde
John Gielgud
John Gielgud
John Huston
John Huston
John Piper
John Piper
Jean Seberg
Jean Seberg
Katherine Hepburn
Katherine Hepburn
Katherine Hepburn
Katherine Hepburn
Koo Stark
Koo Stark
Leonore Annenberg
Leonore Annenberg
Leslie Caron
Leslie Caron
Leslie Caron
Leslie Caron
Leslie Caron
Leslie Caron
Laurence Olivier
Laurence Olivier
Lord Snowdon
Lord Snowdon
Mark Birley
Mark Birley
Margaret Banks
Margaret Banks
Montgomery Cliff
Montgomery Cliff
Montgomery Cliff
Montgomery Cliff
Montgomery Cliff
Montgomery Cliff
Mary Drage
Mary Drage
Margot Fonteyn
Margot Fonteyn
Robert Helpmann & Margot Fonteyn
Robert Helpmann & Margot Fonteyn
Martha Graham
Martha Graham
Mary Jerrold
Mary Jerrold
Maxwell Knight
Maxwell Knight
Maggie Smith
Maggie Smith
Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher
Noël Coward
Noël Coward
Noël Coward
Noël Coward
Noel Coward
Noel Coward
Nabila Khashoggi
Nabila Khashoggi
Nabila Khashoggi
Nabila Khashoggi
Nigella Lawson
Nigella Lawson
Niki de Saint Phalle
Niki de Saint Phalle
Petula Clark
Petula Clark
Paula Yates
Paula Yates
Paula Yates
Paula Yates
Paula Yates
Paula Yates
Mr. & Ms. Duke
Mr. & Ms. Duke
Robin Chandler Duke
Robin Chandler Duke
Robert Frost
Robert Frost
Sir Roy Strong and a Sculpture
Sir Roy Strong and a Sculpture
Nancy and Ronald Reagan
Nancy and Ronald Reagan
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Ralph Vaughan Williams
California fashion in a state of go
California fashion in a state of go
Senta Berger
Senta Berger
Baroness Sandra di Portanova
Baroness Sandra di Portanova
Seamus Heaney
Seamus Heaney
Seamus Heaney
Seamus Heaney
Sam Wanamaker
Sam Wanamaker
The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles
Ringo Starr
Ringo Starr
Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney
The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles
Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney
John Lennon
John Lennon
Ringo Starr
Ringo Starr
Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney
John Lennon
John Lennon
John Lennon
John Lennon
Ringo Starr
Ringo Starr
Ringo Starr
Ringo Starr
Tea Break at Abbey Road Studios
Tea Break at Abbey Road Studios
Tea Break at Abbey Road Studios
Tea Break at Abbey Road Studios
Tea Break at Abbey Road Studios
Tea Break at Abbey Road Studios
Tea Break at Abbey Road Studios
Tea Break at Abbey Road Studios
The Beatles at Abbey Road Studios
The Beatles at Abbey Road Studios
John Lennon
John Lennon
The Beatles at Abbey Road Studios
The Beatles at Abbey Road Studios
The Beatles at Abbey Road Studios
The Beatles at Abbey Road Studios
Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney
George Harrison
George Harrison
The Beatles at Abbey Road Studios
The Beatles at Abbey Road Studios
John Lennon
John Lennon
Lennon & Starr
Lennon & Starr
George Martin
George Martin
George Harrison
George Harrison
The Beatles at Abbey Road Studios
The Beatles at Abbey Road Studios
Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney
George Harrison
George Harrison
Tyrone Guthrie
Tyrone Guthrie
Tom and Miriam Stoppard
Tom and Miriam Stoppard
Terence Rattigan
Terence Rattigan
Terence Stamp
Terence Stamp
The Sitwells
The Sitwells
Thelma Woolley
Thelma Woolley
Vanessa Redgrave
Vanessa Redgrave
Vanessa Redgrave
Vanessa Redgrave
Vivien Leigh
Vivien Leigh
The Bystander
The Bystander
Vita Sackville-West
Vita Sackville-West
Yehudi Menuhin
Yehudi Menuhin
Yehudi Menuhin
Yehudi Menuhin
Zandra Rhodes
Zandra Rhodes
Zandra Rhodes
Zandra Rhodes
The Trumps
The Trumps
Ivana Trump
Ivana Trump
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