PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITIONS - LONDON

Press Release

Lifework: Norman Parkinson's Century of Style

Until 12 May 2013

Model wearing a Legroux Soeurs Hat, 1952. (Picture: Corbis/  Norman Parkinson Ltd/

Courtesy of Norman Parkinson Archive)

LONDON, UK - Regarded as the father of modern fashion photography, 2013 marks the centenary of Norman Parkinsons birth. Many of the tropes that are now commonplace in print and online images  exotic locations, unexpected props and weird juxtapositions  were introduced in the extraordinary photographs he took before and after the Second World War. Beyond the glamour that for many defines his work, he was also an incisive and skilful portrait photographer. This National Theatre exhibition will cover all aspects of his long career until his death in 1990.

In association with Corbis, the National Theatres Photographic Images Partner.

Source: National Theatre

Fashion models wear a variety of hats on the roof of the Conde Nast Building against a view of the New

York skyline, 1949. (Picture: Corbis/  Norman Parkinson Ltd/ Courtesy Norman Parkinson Archive)

Free exhibition. No tickets required.

Open during building opening hours

Mon - Sat: 9.30am - 11pm

Sun (when open): 12 noon - 6pm

Exceptions: Monday 1 April and Monday 6 May: 4 - 11pm

Katherine Pastrie modelling a Bernard Devaux Hat. (Picture: Corbis/  Norman Parkinson Ltd/

Courtesy of Norman Parkinson Archive)

Courtesy of Norman Parkinson Archive

Jerry Hall by Norman Parkinson (Courtesy of Norman Parkinson Archive)

More about the photographer: www.normanparkinson.com