Lewis Morley (1925-2013)
Lewis Morley: “The Story of the Century”. An original b/w press photograph of the English model and showgirl Christine Keeler (1942–2017) posing semi-nude on a copy of an Arne Jacobsen chair. Initially taken in May 1963. Back with agency stamp (Sport & General), 'This picture may not be rented ...'-stamp, stamped publication date (October 27, 1968) as well as handwritten note, 'Profumo Affair'. Double glazing. Visible size 24.5×19 cm. Frame size 31×26 cm.
At a party in the summer of 1961 the young model Christine Keeler met the British Secretary of Defence, John Profumo (1915–20006), with whom she soon after initiated an affair. He did not know, however, that Keeler concurrently was seeing Jevgenij Ivanov, then Soviet military attaché at the London embassy. When news about this piquant Cold War triangle reached the public the result was an outcry, and something that contributed severely to the downfall of the British government in 1964. The chair used in the photograph is today in Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
This is an original b/w press photograph from 1968, which shows stains and scratches. Furthermore normal signs of handling.
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