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Story by Jack Foley
FROM
Greek goddess, Aphrodite, to pop goddess, Madonna, blondes have always had
more fun. To coincide with the publication of On Blondes, by Joanna Pitman
(Bloomsbury), the National Portrait Gallery has assembled a collection
of photographs depicting the best of British Blondes, from the1930s
to the present day, in its Bookshop Gallery, from March 3 to July 6.
Blonde hair has come to signify beauty, power and status and sections of the
display look at blonde bombshells from the worlds of politics, fashion, music,
film and media.
Highlights include Margaret Thatcher, by Norman Parkinson; Twiggy, by Allan
Ballard; Diana Dors, by Cornel Lucas (pictured) and Joely Richardson,
by Alistair Morrisson. Diana, Princess of Wales, Patsy Kensit and Barbara
Windsor also m