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Gallery Package - Ken Russell
Following London’s Proud Gallery’s best-selling exhibition of Ken Russell’s rediscovered 1950s photographs, in a limited edition of 25 silver gelatin prints, just a few are still available of each picture.  Signed by Ken Russell, and hand-printed by Robin Bell, prices start at GBP 600 + VAT (framed).  Please email floras@topfoto.co.uk for details

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, April 1955 <br><br>From a series on private detectives.<br>Three Private Eyes forming the Mask Agency are - <br>Robert Kershaw (aged 35 ex police)<br>Oldrich Divis (ex Prague police)<br>David Williams (aged 57 ex police)

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell,  June/July 1955<br><br>From a series of photographs of the daily life of Ken Russell's landlady in Linden Gardens, Notting Hill Gate.  <br><br>From the original caption: &quotMrs Elizabeth Collins, 59 year old widow, lives in a Linden Gardens, Notting Hill Gate basement with three canaries.  Each day at 6.30am she climbs seven flights of stairs to 16 tenants, cleans the stairs, keeps the boiler going, sorts the mail, takes up the milk, mends fuses, chops wood, repairs torn curtains, chats to her tenants and gives motherly advice.  She is a housekeeper / concierge and is very happy in her work.

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, 1955<br><br>From a series: &quotA wedding has been arranged"<br>A pretend wedding by the children of the Portabello district, staged by Ken Russell from their dressing up box. <br><br>From the original caption: &quotFlanked by her two bridesmaids the tiny bride sees to it that she looks her best for the great day.  She is a lucky girl.  It took much heated discussion to decide that she should be the bride."

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, 1955<br><br>From a series: &quotA wedding has been arranged"<br>A pretend wedding by the children of the Portabello district, was staged by Ken Russell from their dressing up box.  London.

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, 1955<br><br>From an experimental series: friends of Ken Russell from The Troubadour coffee bar came to his studio. <br><br>From the original caption: 'The difficulties of wooing', or 'pick on somebody your own size!'

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, 1955<br><br>From an experimental series: friends of Ken Russell from The Troubadour coffee bar came to his studio.  Ken Russell did a series of photographs based on alternative uses of the hipbath.

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, Feb/March 1956<br><br>From a series using a penny farthing borrowed from The Troubadour.  Photo shows cycling in Hyde Park, London.

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, 1957<br><br>From a series taken in Holland Park - 1957<br>Children playing on the sculpture in Holland Park, during an open air sculpture exhibition.  <br>

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, January 1955<br><br>From a series: &quotThe Last of the Teddy Girls"<br>Elsie and Rose Hendon with Mary Toovey and Jean Rayner on an East End bombsite.<br><br>

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, January 1955<br><br>From a series: &quotThe last of the Teddy Girls"<br><br>Photo shows Iris Thornton and Pat Wiles, 17 year olds from Plaistow, showing off their lace-up espadrilles, a favourite with teddy girls.<br>©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, Aug/Sept 1957<br><br>From a series: &quotHorse Guards in Whitehall"<br><br>Ken Russell photographed the Horse Guards in detail - uniforms being polished; getting dressed; mounting up.  And this shot of them laughing.  A close look reveals a glimpse of the photographer reflected in the gleaming breast-plate.<br>

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, September/October 1954<br><br>From a series: Portobello - scenes of everyday life.<br>

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, September/October 1954<br><br>From a series: Portobello - scenes of everyday life<br>Toddler at a drinking fountain.<br>

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, 1955<br><br>From a series: &quotBetween the boards"<br>Photo shows: &quotSeven assorted sandwichmen chat before finally moving onto their beat.  Many have drifted into this job as a result of an unspecified past.  Average age seems to be around 60 years."

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, March/April 1955<br><br>From a series: &quotZora the unvanquished"<br>From the original caption: &quotFor 30 years, 72 year old Zora Raeburn wrote novels and sent them to publishers.  With not one acceptance, she never despaired.  In her flat near the British Museum in London, where she let two rooms to pay the rent, she typed innumerable letters to publishers, libraries, film studios and radio producers.  She begged on her cello in London streets then took a job as a shorthand typist to supplement her old age pension and published one of her books herself."  Photo shows Zora with a montage of the rejection letters she received from publishers.  <br>

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell - March/April 1955<br><br>From a series: &quotZora the unvanquished"<br>From the original caption: &quotFor 30 years, 72 year old Zora Raeburn wrote novels and sent them to publishers.  With not one acceptance, she never despaired.  In her flat near the British Museum in London, where she let two rooms to pay the rent, she typed innumerable letters to publishers, libraries, film studios and radio producers.  She begged on her cello in London streets then took a job as a shorthand typist to supplement her old age pension and published one of her books herself."  Photo shows Zora playing her cello in the snow, and being moved on by the park keeper.  According to Zora herself, she was &quotno musician".<br><br>

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, March/April 1955<br><br>From a series: &quotZora the unvanquished".<br>From the original caption: &quotFor 30 years, 72 year old Zora Raeburn wrote novels and sent them to publishers.  With not one acceptance, she never despaired.  In her flat near the British Museum in London, where she let two rooms to pay the rent, she typed innumerable letters to publishers, libraries, film studios and radio producers.  She begged on her cello in London streets then took a job as a shorthand typist to supplement her old age pension and published one of her books herself."  Photo shows Zora playing her cello outside the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square.  According to Zora herself, she was &quotno musician".<br>

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, 1955<br><br>From a series in Spain<br>Corpus Christi, the Feast of the Sacrament, in Toledo.  From the original caption: &quotThe young girls and boys, dressed in white, going to their first communion; processing through the spectator lined streets to the cathedral.  They walk through rows of white gloved soldiers with their bayonets drawn - symbolising the close links between the church and the military state." <br>

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, 1955<br><br>From a series in Spain. Corpus Christi, the Feast of the Sacrament, in Toledo.  From the original caption: &quotThe young girls and boys, dressed in white, going to their first communion; processing through the spectator lined streets to the cathedral.  They walk through rows of white gloved soldiers with their bayonets drawn - symbolising the close links between the church and the military state.  Jack-booted soldiers march past to receive a blessing from the Primate watched by the boy dancers".<br>

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, 1955<br><br>From a series in Spain: &quotEmperor Alexander Burton".<br>Ken Russell photographed the filming of Alexander the Great, starring Richard Burton and Claire Bloom, and directed by Robert Rossen.  Photo shows a tense moment as Richard Burton waits to resume filming a battle scene in the film.   1955<br>©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, 1955<br><br>From a series in Spain: Emperor Alexander Burton.<br>Ken Russell photographed the filming of Alexander the Great, starring Richard Burton and Claire Bloom, and directed by Robert Rossen.  Photo shows Richard Burton as Alexander the Great exchanging a few soothing words with his horse.

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, 1955<br><br>From a series in Spain: &quotBull on wheels"<br>The original caption read: &quot14 year old Jaime wants to be a bull fighter so, whenever he can, he goes with his father to the training ground near an aqueduct in Madrid,  where they practise with a pair of bull's horns attached to a bicycle wheel.<br>Jaime about to plant his 'darts' in the 'bull's' shoulders."

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, 1955<br><br>From a series in Spain: &quotEmperor Alexander Burton"<br>Ken Russell photographed the filming of Alexander the Great, starring Richard Burton and Claire Bloom, and directed by Robert Rossen.  Photo shows film extras in costume taking a break during the filming.

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, 1955<br><br>From a series: A wedding has been arranged.<br>A pretend wedding by the children of the Portabello district, London, staged by Ken Russell from their dressing up box. <br><br>From the original caption: &quotThe ceremony begins.  The 'preacher', solemn in his robes, tells the couple that this is a serious business."

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, 1955<br><br>From a series: A wedding has been arranged.<br>A pretend wedding by the children of the Portabello district, London, staged by Ken Russell from their dressing up box.

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, 1955<br><br>&quotCoffee bar girls" - these were friends of Ken Russell and his wife, from the Troubadour coffee bar in London where they worked.  They came to his studio for a set of experimental photographs.  Study of a girl: &quotWalking like an Egyptian, a girl poses with a ladle and bowl".

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, 1955<br><br>&quotCoffee bar girls" - these were friends of Ken Russell and his wife, from the Troubadour coffee bar in London where they worked.  They came to his studio for a set of experimental photographs.  Photo shows a study of a girl out of the frame with melon.

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, 1955<br><br>From a series taken at the Whitechapel Art Gallery in London's East End

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, 1955<br><br>From a series taken at the Whitechapel Art Gallery in London's East End

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, 1955<br><br>From a series taken at the Whitechapel Art Gallery in London's East End.

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, 1955<br><br>From a series taken at the Whitechapel Art Gallery in London's East End.

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, 1955<br><br>&quotCoffee bar girls" - these were friends of Ken Russell and his wife, from theTroubadour coffee bar in London where they worked.  They came to his studio for a set of experimental photographs.  Study of a girl with a necklace and plant fronds in her hair. <br><br>©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, 1956<br><br>From a series: Happy Weekend.<br>Ken Russell photographed a weekend in the life of a town boy, from London's Portobello Road area.  Seen here at the Natural Science Museum (according to original caption). <br>

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, 1955<br><br>From a series: A wedding has been arranged.<br>A pretend wedding by the children of the Portabello district, London, staged by Ken Russell from the children's dressing up box. <br><br>From the original caption: &quotThe preacher is proud of his ceremonial bowler hat."<br><br>©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, 1956<br><br>From a series: Happy Weekend.<br>Ken Russell photographed a weekend in the life of a town boy, from London's Portobello Road area.  Seen here at an open air sculpture exhibition in Holland Park. <br>

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, 1955<br><br>From a series &quotA wedding has been arranged"<br>A pretend wedding by the children of the Portabello district, London, staged by Ken Russell from their dressing up box. <br><br>From the original caption: &quotThe wedding photos!!  Some say she's too good for him, others say the opposite - but they all agree they make a very handsome couple indeed."

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, 1955<br>From a series shot in Spain &quotProsperity comes to El Molar".  <br><br>From the original caption: &quotThe production of Robert Rossen's film, 'Alexander the Great' has brought new prosperity to the small,  impoverished, Spanish town of El Molar, 30 miles north of Madrid.  Most of the local workmen helped in the construction of the sets and local people were employed as extras in the film."<br>

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, 1955<br><br>From a series shot at the Brompton Cemetery.<br>

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, 1955<br><br>From a series &quotA wedding has been arranged"<br>A pretend wedding by the children of the Portabello district, London, staged by Ken Russell from their dressing up box.

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, Feb/March 1956<br><br>From a series on the uses of a penny farthing (borrowed from the Troubadour).

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, Feb/March 1956<br><br>From a series about penny farthings (borrowed from the Troubadour).

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, 1956<br><br>From a series: Happy Weekend<br>Ken Russell photographed a weekend in the life of a town boy from the Portobello area of London.

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, February/March 1956<br><br>From a series: &quotPenny Farthing Girl"<br>Ken Russell photographed 24 year old Frances Pidgeon (singer/dancer) on a penny farthing bike, which he borrowed from the Troubadour. <br>

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, 1957<br><br>From a series: &quotBronte Story".<br><br>Emily Bronte - portrayed by Shirley Kingdon - stands on her beloved Yorkshire moors.

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Shirley Kingdon, 1957<br>From a series: &quotBronte Story"<br><br>Ken Russell as as William Weightman.  Weightman was Mr Bronte's curate for three years before he died of typhoid.  Popular with all the Bronte sisters he was loved by Ann.

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell<br><br>From a series: Antique musical instruments<br>Ken Russell photographed an auction of antique musical instruments at Messrs. Puttick and Simpson, New Bond Street, London in February, 1957.<br><br>Photo shows: inside the auction room., a prospective buyer in the sale room examines a lute.  The young Ken Russell, taking the shot with his Leica, is reflected in the mirror.

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, 1956<br><br>Ken Russell was the only photographer at the final rehearsal of the British premiere of William Walton's cello concerto, conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent.<br><br>From the original caption: &quotGrigory Piatigorsky is among the world's best cello players. He is in Britain, from his home in America, to play the Walton Cello Concerto before Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother.  His cello is a Stradivarius worth $100,000". <br>

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, September/October 1954<br>From a series: &quotPortobello - scenes of everyday life"

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, January 1955<br><br>From a series: &quotThe last of the Teddy Girls"<br>16 year old Eileen from Bethnal Green, with two teddy boys &quotduelling" over her on an East End bombsite.<br>

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, 1957<br><br>Holland Park, at an open air sculpture exhibition.  Looking at the sculpture is Mrs Collins, Ken Russell's landlady.<br>

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, October/November 1957<br><br>From a series: &quotThis is a prison"<br>From the original caption: &quotScenes inside Hill Hall, a women's open prison.  Girls are given work to do in the gardens and the chicken runs and left to do it unsupervised, providing a moral challenge.  Women with babies feed, bathe and settle them down whilst one acts as babysitter for the day.  Some work in the shop or the laundry.  Lunch is at twelve and at one prisoners, staff and babies in prams walk in a crocodile through the surrounding lanes.  There are periods of relaxation in the Great Hall or Library".

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, July/August 1957<br><br>From a series &quotHyde Park criminals"<br>Ken Russell took the by-laws restricting behaviour in Hyde Park, London and illustrated some of the possible &quotsituations" arising.  The woman is Mrs Collins, Ken Russell's landlady at the time.<br><br>&quotBy-Law 29 - No person shall in any open space sort rags, bones, refuse or matter of like nature ... "<br>

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, January 1955<br><br>From a series: &quotThe last of the Teddy Girls"<br>Iris Thornton and friend standing on some linoleum in front of upright rolls of flooring.<br>

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell - January 1955<br>From a series: The Last of the Teddy Girls<br>18 year old Barbara Wood of Plaistow models her boater and embroidered blouse through a paneless window in a bomb-shattered East London building.<br><br>

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, January 1955<br><br>From a series: &quotThe Last of the Teddy Girls"<br>Elsie Hendon (15) and Jean Rayner (14) outside the Seven Feathers Club, where they did the popular Ted dance, The Creep.<br>

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, January 1955<br><br>From a series: &quotThe Last of the Teddy Girls"<br>14 year old Jean Rayner in the exploratory stage of Teddyism.<br>

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, 1956<br><br>From a series: Happy Weekend.<br>Ken Russell photographed a weekend in the life of a town boy, from London's Portobello Road area.  Seen here playing street cricket with his friends; watched by five little girls.  <br>

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, January 1955<br><br>From a series: &quotThe last of the Teddy Girls"<br>Rose Price talking to friends who are protecting newly done hair in headscarves.  This turban style was popular with teddy girls.<br>

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, January 1955<br><br>From a series: &quotThe last of the Teddy Girls"<br>Josie Buchan at the stage door of the Walthamstow Palace Theatre which was pulled down in 1960.<br>

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, September/October 1954<br><br>From a series: &quotPortobello - scenes of everyday life"<br>

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, 1956<br><br>Ken Russell was the only photographer at the final rehearsal of the British premiere of William Walton's cello concerto, conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent.<br><br>From the original caption: &quotGrigory Piatigorsky is among the world's best cello players. He is in Britain, from his home in America, to play the Walton Cello Concerto before Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother.  His cello is a Stradivarius worth $100,000.  In rehearsal, Piatigorsky discusses a point."<br><br>

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©TopFoto / Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, September/October 1954<br>From a series: &quotPortobello - scenes of everyday life"<br><br><br>

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, 1956 <br><br>From a series to illustrate style achieved on a budget from antique clothing stores on Portabello Road.  The models were fashion students and friends of Ken Russell and Shirley Kingdon.  The model with dark hair is Evangeline Harrison, who became a costume designer and many years later worked with Ken Russell on Lady Chatterley's Lover.<br>

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, 1957<br><br>General public at Holland Park, at an open air sculpture exhibition.  <br>©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, Feb 1957<br><br>From a series: Antique musical instruments<br>Ken Russell photographed an auction of antique musical instruments at Messrs. Puttick and Simpson, New Bond Street, London.<br><br>Photo shows: the auction and sale room reflected through the mirror.  A young ken Russell is seen bottom right with his camera (a Leica).

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, 1957<br><br>Holland Park, toddlers at an open air sculpture exhibition.  <br>

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, 1957<br><br>Holland Park, general public at an open air sculpture exhibition.

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, Aug/Sept 1957<br><br>From a series: &quotHorse Guards in Whitehall"<br>Ken Russell photographed the Horse Guards in detail - uniforms being polished; getting dressed; mounting up. <br>

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, Aug/Sept 1957<br><br>From a series: &quotHorse Guards in Whitehall"<br>Ken Russell photographed the Horse Guards in detail - uniforms being polished; getting dressed; mounting up. <br>

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, September/October 1954<br><br>From a series &quotPortobello - scenes of everyday life".  Playing on bombsites.<br><br>©TopFoto / Ken Russell<br>

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, September/October 1954<br><br>From a series: &quotPortobello - scenes of everyday life".<br>Keeping your hairstyle tidy.<br>

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©TopFoto / Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, September/October 1954<br>From a series: &quotPortobello - scenes of everyday life"<br><br><br>

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, September/October 1954<br><br>From a series: &quotPortobello - scenes of everyday life"<br>

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, Aug/Sept 1957<br><br>From a series: &quotHorse Guards in Whitehall"<br>Ken Russell photographed the Horse Guards in detail - uniforms being polished; getting dressed; mounting up.

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, 1955<br><br>From a series: &quotA wedding has been arranged".<br>A pretend wedding by the children of the Portabello district, London, staged by Ken Russell from the children's dressing up box.

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, September/October 1954<br><br>From a series: &quotPortobello - scenes of everyday life" .  <br>This photo was taken six years after the arrival of the Empire Windrush and the first Jamaican emigrants to the UK.

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, September/October 1954<br><br>From a series: &quotPortobello - scenes of everyday life"<br>Collecting for the Salvation Army.<br>

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©2006 TopFoto/Ken Russell<br>Photo by Ken Russell, September/October 1954<br><br>From a series: &quotPortobello - scenes of everyday life"

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