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Title: Portrait of Sinead O'Connor, 1995
Date: 2019
Medium: Modern digital print
Dimensions:
Image: 42 x 59.4 cm
Credit Line: Purchased, 2019
Object Number: NGI.2019.178
DescriptionDescribed as an ‘English Cartier-Bresson’ by Lord Snowdon, Jane Bown started her photographic career in 1949 when her portrait of British philosopher and Nobel laureate, Bertrand Russell appeared in The Observer. Bown is admired for her straightforward, naturally posed, black and white portraits, usually taken with available light. She has photographed some of the world’s most notable actors, writers, artists and politicians including Samuel Beckett, Francis Bacon, Margaret Thatcher, and Queen Elizabeth II. In 1995 she was awarded a CBE for her outstanding contribution to photography. Bown is represented by 6 works in total in the NGI collection.
Sinéad O’Connor (b. 1966) is an Irish singer-songwriter who rose to fame in the late 1980s with her debut album The Lion and the Cobra. In 2017, O'Connor changed her name to Magda Davitt. On converting to Islam in 2018, she changed it again to Shuhada' Sadaqat. However, she continues to record and perform under her original name. This portrait was taken backstage during a concert rehearsal with scores of people milling about. Over and over again throughout her career, Jane managed to capture images which radiate calm and intimacy.
Sinéad O’Connor (b. 1966) is an Irish singer-songwriter who rose to fame in the late 1980s with her debut album The Lion and the Cobra. In 2017, O'Connor changed her name to Magda Davitt. On converting to Islam in 2018, she changed it again to Shuhada' Sadaqat. However, she continues to record and perform under her original name. This portrait was taken backstage during a concert rehearsal with scores of people milling about. Over and over again throughout her career, Jane managed to capture images which radiate calm and intimacy.