BRITISH STAR GLENDA JACKSON DIED. AND, A CENTURY OF STYLE: FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY FROM THE NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY

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Cuando vivía en Londres, en los años 70, pude asistir a conciertos, exposiciones y obras de teatro, ópera, ballet... Tuve la suerte, con un compañero de entonces, de ver una función con Ingrid Bergman, muchos ballets con Nureyev-Fonteyn y otra función con Glenda Jackson, que ya empezaba a ser famosa. Ya había firmado la serie ElizabethR para la BBC. Delgada, modesta, subía a escena con un corte de pelo que no necesitaba retoques.
A la salida, la esperamos por la puerta de actores. Apareció muy poco después de terminar la obra, vestida con un vaquero y un pull y nadie la esperaba, excepto nosotros. Seria y expeditiva como era ella, una sonrisa corta por cortesía de vez en cuando.
Al vernos solos con la actriz, solo se nos ocurrió preguntarle "¿La llevamos a alguna parte"? (En un Seat 127 de entonces, claro). "Gracias- nos dijo- voy a tomar un taxi" y se desvaneció en la calle oscura de la puerta trasera de aquel teatro donde hasta hacía unos momentos la habían aplaudido tanto. Tristeza por la noticia y un montón de nostalgia...
British star Glenda Jackson has died at age 87

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British actor Glenda Jackson in April, 1974.

Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesGlenda Jackson has died at the age of 87, after a brief illness, according to her agent, Lionel Larner."One of the world's greatest actresses has died, and one of my best friends has died as well," he told NPR. Jackson died Thursday morning at her home in London, he said.

In addition to a distinguished career that included Oscar, Tony and Emmy awards, Jackson represented her London district as a member of Parliament's House of Commons for 23 years.

Jackson lived her life in three distinct acts. The first, and longest act, was as one of the finest actors of her generation. She blazed hot on the stage, first attracting notice in 1964 with the Royal Shakespeare Company when she played Charlotte Corday in Peter Brook's production of Marat/Sade, set in a mental hospital. (She reprised her role in the 1967 film.)

Jackson's success on stage translated to film. She starred in Ken Russell's 1969 adaptation of the D.H. Lawrence novel, Women in Love and the romantic comedy, A Touch of Class, with George Segal. She won Academy Awards for both films. Other roles included Sunday Bloody Sunday and Mary, Queen of Scots. Jackson also entered peoples' households as Queen Elizabeth I in the BBC series, Elizabeth R., for which she won two Emmys.

AND, AT THE NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY...

This exhibition brings together some of the most famous fashion photographers and models (sitters) to showcase the art of fashion photography. 

Through themes including Designers, Model, Maker and Muse, and Art and Fashion the exhibition examines the role fashion photography has played in defining style, imagery and contemporary culture. 

The exhibition also focuses on one of the most celebrated photographers of fashion, Cecil Beaton.

 

This exhibition has been produced in partnership with the National Gallery and the National Portrait Gallery as part of their transformational Inspiring People project.

That includes an extensive programme of nationwide activities, funded by The National Heritage Lottery Fund and Art Fund.

https://www.npg.org.uk/beyond/exhibitions/partnership/2023/a-century-of-style-fashion-photography-from-the-national-portrait-gallery