March 30, 2014

Jane Bown’s work – in pictures

The superb photography of Jane Bown was a highlight of the Observer for decades. Here are some of her greatest shots, plus pictures from her early life

Jane Bown: Jane Bown as a girl — A studio portrait of Jane Bown as a child Photograph: Jane Bown

Jane Bown: Jane Bown with photo — Jane at college at Guildford School of Art, c1947 Photograph: Jane Bown

Jane Bown: Jane Bown in her 20s — Jane in her 20s, circa 1950, after she had just started out as a photographer for the Observer Photograph: Jane Bown

Jane Bown: The Tiller Girls, ATV Studio, Boreham Wood, 196 — The Tiller Girls, ATV Studio, Borehamwood, 1962 Photograph: Jane Bown

Jane Bown: Jane Bown Eye of a cow — Cow Eye, Dartmoor, 1947 Photograph: Jane Bown

Jane Bown: Rudolf Nureyev, 1964 — Rudolf Nureyev, 1964 Photograph: Jane Bown

Jane Bown: Bette Davis at a press conference — Jane (right) at a 1975 press conference at which Bette Davis announced she would make her stage debut at the London Palladium Photograph: Central Press/Getty Images

Jane Bown: John Lennon with cup 1963 — John Lennon, West Ham, London, 1963 Photograph: Jane Bown

Jane Bown: Jane Bown Mia Farrow 1977 — Mia Farrow, 1977 Photograph: Jane Bown

Jane Bown: Francis Bacon at his studio. 1980 — Francis Bacon at his studio, 1980 Photograph: Jane Bown/The Observer

Jane Bown: Jane Bown Bjork — Björk, 1995 Photograph: Jane Bown

Jane Bown: Jane Bown Gypsy Child in Kent, 1961 — Gypsy child, Kent, 1961 Photograph: Jane Bown

Jane Bown: Jane Bown family at Herne Bay — Jane at Herne Bay with another family, not her own Photograph: Jane Bown

Jane Bown: Jane Bown's mother — Jane Bown's mother Photograph: Jane Bown

Jane Bown: Torrey Canyon Disaster, Cornwall, 1967 — Torrey Canyon disaster, Cornwall, 1967 Photograph: Jane Bown

Jane Bown: Jane Bown, Taken in mirror — Jane Bown, self-portrait taken in mirror, circa 1986 Photograph: Jane Bown

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