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Channel 4 news did a piece on the birthday of photographer Jane Bown last night.
And at one point she was talking about doing a portrait of Tony Blair, oh, actually I can just post a link to the video interview:
http://bcove.me/hsfj3s20
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She has caught every Prime minister since Winston Churchill. I ask her about a particularly happy one of Gordon Brown. “Oh he was lovely,” she says.
And Tony Blair, I ask? “Oh he was difficult,” she says, “I just could not get him.” I ask her why not. “I’m not sure there was anything there,” she says with a giggle.
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And it was interesting because the two photographs really showed this contrast. The Brown shot was lovely, he was smiling, a warm pleasant man. But the Blair shot? That was genuinely quite chilling.
And the way she delivered her line, describing it as a 'giggle' is slightly off, she paused when she was asked the question, then responded about not being sure there was anything there, and I thought it was more of a slightly nervous laugh.
And at one point she was talking about doing a portrait of Tony Blair, oh, actually I can just post a link to the video interview:
http://bcove.me/hsfj3s20
***
She has caught every Prime minister since Winston Churchill. I ask her about a particularly happy one of Gordon Brown. “Oh he was lovely,” she says.
And Tony Blair, I ask? “Oh he was difficult,” she says, “I just could not get him.” I ask her why not. “I’m not sure there was anything there,” she says with a giggle.
***
And it was interesting because the two photographs really showed this contrast. The Brown shot was lovely, he was smiling, a warm pleasant man. But the Blair shot? That was genuinely quite chilling.
And the way she delivered her line, describing it as a 'giggle' is slightly off, she paused when she was asked the question, then responded about not being sure there was anything there, and I thought it was more of a slightly nervous laugh.