Her first commission for the Observer was a portrait of philosopher Bertrand Russell in 1949. From then, Bown photographed the great and the good, the rich and the poor, the ordinary and extraordinary with a compassionate and gentle eye
Bertrand Russell, 1949Jane received the details of her first commission for the Observer via telegram. She was to photograph Russell at breakfast with his new wife, Dora. Jane later recalled she was ‘terrified, absolutely terrified’
Richard O’Brien, 1984‘He has got the most marvellous head,’ said Jane. ‘But I decided I wouldn’t do a head-only shot because it was just too obvious. It was his idea to go outside and around the back of the theatre. He somehow squeezed himself into the niche and I took the picture: it was bizarre and brilliant, and I enjoyed having the opportunity to do something a little more eccentric’
Bertrand Russell, 1949Jane received the details of her first commission for the Observer via telegram. She was to photograph Russell at breakfast with his new wife, Dora. Jane later recalled she was ‘terrified, absolutely terrified’
Rochdale byelection, 1958Voters from a cotton mill wait to be addressed by one of the candidates
Earls Court underground station, c 1960
Bob Hope and Anita Ekberg at Pinewood studios, 1962
Beatles fans in East Ham, London, 1963
The Tiller Girls, Borehamwood, 1962
Pupils from the Latymer School, London, 1963
Postman and postwoman having a picnic, 1966This was one of Jane’s favourite photos
American tourists in London, 1968
Sir John Betjeman, 1972
A back street in the town of Batley, Yorkshire, 1974
Mia Farrow, 1977
Mick Jagger, 1977
Beryl Bainbridge, 1981
Dame Vivienne Westwood, 1999
Queen Elizabeth II, photographed in 2006 for her 80th birthday. It was Jane’s 80th birthday that same year
Jane Bown: a self-portrait, c1986
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