Fiona Adams | |
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![]() Adams in 1967. | |
Born | Fiona Clarke 26 September 1935 London |
Died | 26 June 2020 (aged 84) Guernsey |
Known for | Photographer of 1960s London |
Fiona Rose Pattinson Adams, née Clarke (26 September 1935 – 26 June 2020) [1] was a British photographer. She is most well known for her photograph of the Beatles jumping in the air which featured on the Twist and Shout EP cover. [2] In the 1960s, she photographed musicians of the day including Jimi Hendrix, Billy Fury, Cilla Black, Adam Faith, Bob Dylan, Sandie Shaw. [2]
Adams was born on 26 September 1935 in London, [1] daughter of Freda (née Pattinson) and Philip Clarke, both professional musicians. [1]
The family ran a guest house in the Channel Island of Guernsey. [3] Due to World War Two in 1941, the family left Guernsey and returned in 1946. [3] Adams attended The Ladies College in St Peter Port. [1] She studied photography at the Ealing School of Art, graduating in 1955. [3]
Adams worked for photographer Douglas Glass for 7 months after graduating. [3] This was followed by a role as photographer assistant in London County Council's architectural department for four years. [3] After working in Australia for two years, she returned to England in 1961. [3] Adams was briefly married in Australia. [1]
As a temp job she began photographing pop and cultural celebrities for Boyfriend magazine [3] and, a year later, worked at Fabulous magazine. [3] In 1967, she began photographing for American Express. [3]
Adams married Owen Le Tissier in 1972. [1] They had two children.
She returned to Guernsey in the 1980s, and continued to work as a professional photographer. [3] [1]
The 2009–2010 National Portrait Gallery exhibition Beatles to Bowie: the 60s Exposed included work by Adams. [4]
Owen died in 2011. She died in Guernsey in June 2020. [2]
Fiona Adams | |
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![]() Adams in 1967. | |
Born | Fiona Clarke 26 September 1935 London |
Died | 26 June 2020 (aged 84) Guernsey |
Known for | Photographer of 1960s London |
Fiona Rose Pattinson Adams, née Clarke (26 September 1935 – 26 June 2020) [1] was a British photographer. She is most well known for her photograph of the Beatles jumping in the air which featured on the Twist and Shout EP cover. [2] In the 1960s, she photographed musicians of the day including Jimi Hendrix, Billy Fury, Cilla Black, Adam Faith, Bob Dylan, Sandie Shaw. [2]
Adams was born on 26 September 1935 in London, [1] daughter of Freda (née Pattinson) and Philip Clarke, both professional musicians. [1]
The family ran a guest house in the Channel Island of Guernsey. [3] Due to World War Two in 1941, the family left Guernsey and returned in 1946. [3] Adams attended The Ladies College in St Peter Port. [1] She studied photography at the Ealing School of Art, graduating in 1955. [3]
Adams worked for photographer Douglas Glass for 7 months after graduating. [3] This was followed by a role as photographer assistant in London County Council's architectural department for four years. [3] After working in Australia for two years, she returned to England in 1961. [3] Adams was briefly married in Australia. [1]
As a temp job she began photographing pop and cultural celebrities for Boyfriend magazine [3] and, a year later, worked at Fabulous magazine. [3] In 1967, she began photographing for American Express. [3]
Adams married Owen Le Tissier in 1972. [1] They had two children.
She returned to Guernsey in the 1980s, and continued to work as a professional photographer. [3] [1]
The 2009–2010 National Portrait Gallery exhibition Beatles to Bowie: the 60s Exposed included work by Adams. [4]
Owen died in 2011. She died in Guernsey in June 2020. [2]