Norman Parkinson on BBC

[Paul Jones]

BBC Four
Arena
aka Norman Parkinson

Sunday 21st April
21.00

To mark the centenary of his birth, Arena examines the glamorous life and career of pioneering fashion and portrait photographer Norman Parkinson.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01s40mv

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I've also added a blog post about Norman Parkinson to my website - http://www.pauljones.org/?p=503

[PhilipHowe]

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[mark dyson]

A brilliant program and some stunning photos, I had no idea just how good Parky was. I for one will be buying his books. Minimal equipment but masses of quality.

[Paul Jones]

I for one will be buying his books.

Hi Mark

I put links to some books in my blog post, but two you could consider:

Norman Parkinson: Portraits in Fashion
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0956444865/?tag=paujon-21

Norman Parkinson: A Very British Glamour
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0847833429/?tag=paujon-21

[mark dyson]

I have just finished watching it again on BBC I player. Thanks Paul I will have a look.

[Paul Jones]

Hi Mark

We were having a good chat on Thursday about Parkinson and other photographers. If you liked the Parks documentary you might also like these full length documentaries on Youtube:

Duffy: The Man Who Shot the Sixties
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyRPfevrb1k

The Many Lives of William Klein
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnN9LMvjM7Y

Rankin: 5 Fashion Photographs that Changed the World
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVjhPU_HsaI

Richard Avedon: Darkness and Light
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1f3egvLwVE

Alfred Stieglitz: The Eloquent Eye
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YhwYgdtphE