After Van Dongen, 1959 © Norman Parkinson Ltd, Courtesy of the Norman Parkinson Archive
6. Carmen Dell’Orefice on Norman Parkinson… “Parkinson wasn’t looking to show the ugly of life. He was trying to portray the beauty and the harmony. He controlled his lust through his art form. And he was such a gentleman.”
7. Norman Parkinson on dying… “I could never bear to be buried with people to whom I had not been introduced.”
Coming and Going, Nena, 1958 © Norman Parkinson Ltd, Courtesy of the Norman Parkinson Archive
8. Jerry Hall on Norman Parkinson “I became friends with him. as did my husband Mick, and we went on holiday with him. We ended up getting blind drunk. I did find myself lying in a gutter. That has never happened to me before or since, only with Parks.”
9. Norman Parkinson on humour “I like there to be a joke in practically every photo I take. Nobody has the right to make photography boring.”
Traffic, 1957 Photography by Norman Parkinson
10. Grace Coddingon on Norman Parkinson’s style “He was an amazingly stylish person, he is kind of known for it. His look was unique.”
Norman Parkinson: Always in Fashion is running at Proud Chelsea until December 7.
Source: by Mhairi Graham on AnOther Magazine
