Norman Parkinson (British, 1913-1990)

Norman Parkinson was active for over fifty years and was instrumental in taking portrait and fashion photography beyond the stiff formality of his predecessors and injecting an easy and casual elegance into his images. His work for magazines including Harper’s Bazaar, Vogue, Town and Country and Queen provides a comprehensive and unique record of the development of photography and fashion from the 1940’s to 1990. His photographs of celebrities, artists, and the British Royal Family, as well as leading figures from the worlds of film, theatre, politics and music are known throughout the world and have become icons of twentieth century style.

Eric Franck and Elizabeth Smith established the Norman Parkinson Archive in 2005. Comprised of approximately 750,000 negatives and 3000 original photographs, the Norman Parkinson Archive is unique in its scope and depth. The Archive represents the Parkinson Estate in order to promote Parkinson’s legacy and celebrate his substantial and ongoing contribution to the development of fashion photography. The Archive regularly organises international exhibitions of Parkinson’s work at a diverse range of galleries and institutions, both commercial and public. The Norman Parkinson Archive has the worldwide exclusive right to sell and licence images by Norman Parkinson. It manages all merchandise, syndication and commercial requests.

Photographs available for exhibition and purchase include vintage and modern prints; many of which are signed. In 2008 the archive began issuing a selection of limited edition prints. The Archive currently has 22 of these photographic prints, produced in editions of 21. Further details about the Archive can be viewed on the archive website: www.normanparkinson.com

For all enquiries, please contact: info@normanparkinson.com

Image on the right: Norman Parkinson photographed by Maria Martel c. 1950