‘I am a woman who enjoys herself very much; sometimes I lose, sometimes I win.’ –Mata Hari

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{ Norman Parkinson, Fairy, Brooklyn Bridge, 1949 }

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{ Norman Parkinson, Wenda [Norman Parkinson’s wife], Times Square, 1949 }

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{ Norman Parkinson, First Nude in Colour, ‘Vogue Beauty Book’, 1951 }

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{Norman Parkinson, After Van Dongen, 1959 }

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{ Norman Parkinson, Duchess of Seville, Apple and Horse, 1981 }

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{ Norman Parkinson, Self-portrait with model, 1970s | Norman Parkinson died aged 76 in Singapore on February 15 1990, two weeks after suffering a cerebral haemorrhage, camera in hand. | Wikipedia | A new book celebrates the glamorous world of fashion photographer Norman Parkinson. }