Jane Bown's portraits

Jane Bown retrospective: Groucho Marx, SJ Perelman and Kenneth Tynan, 1964

From Nixon to the Beatles, Bette Davis to U2… Over the past 60 years, The Observer's Jane Bown has photographed many of the world's greatest personalities. On the eve of her retrospective, she talks to Robin McKie about her life's work. LINK

The Observer's longest serving photojournalist and one of the UK's pre-eminent portrait photographers, Jane Bown talks candidly about hanging out with the Fab Four and persuading Samuel Beckett to have his picture taken.

Her definitive collection can be seen in her new book, Exposures, and at an exhibition of her work at Kings Place in London until 21 November 2009. Then touring to University Gallery, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne from 8 January to 26 February 2010. Here also is a (link) to a video that I found interesting.