Jane Bown
The story behind the portrait of the Queen the palace used to announce her death
Guardian archive director Luke Dodd recalls Observer photographer Jane Bown’s 80th birthday shoot with Queen Elizabeth II and what sparked that warm smile
Luke Dodd
09, Sep, 2022 @2:55 PM
The big picture: Jane Bown shoots a day out at Wimbledon
The Observer photographer’s image of schoolgirls in 1952 captures signs of teenage attitude to come
Tim Adams
23, Jun, 2019 @6:00 AM
Observer picture archive: Old Bill the beggar, 11 May 1969
Celebrated for her portraiture, Jane Bown was also a passionate street photographer
selected by Greg Whitmore, Observer picture editor
04, May, 2019 @4:30 PM
Observer picture archive: nurses pay protest, 28 April 1962
Jane Bown photographed the biggest gathering of nurses ever held in Britain for the Observer’s front page
selected by Greg Whitmore, Observer picture editor
27, Apr, 2019 @4:30 PM
Observer picture archive: Jayne Mansfield, 7 April 1967
Just two months before the American film star’s untimely death, photographer Jane Bown joined her on a troubled tour of the nightclubs of northern England
selected by Greg Whitmore, Observer picture editor
06, Apr, 2019 @4:30 PM
Observer picture archive: Billie Whitelaw, 28 March 1969
Jane Bown photographed the award-winning actor and John Gale asked her about her life
selected by Greg Whitmore, Observer picture editor
23, Mar, 2019 @5:30 PM
Influential Observer photographer Jane Bown's scrapbook
Jane Bown compiled a scrapbook during the early 1980s, which gives a rare insight into her work, impact and fame
Margaret Holborn and Jan Trott
15, Mar, 2019 @11:46 AM
Observer picture archive: butcher's window, 11 March 1951
At a time of national meat shortages, Jane Bown’s photograph of an empty shop display in Penzance, Cornwall, was published on page one of the paper
selected by Greg Whitmore, Observer picture editor
09, Mar, 2019 @5:30 PM
Observer picture archive: bidders at Sotheby's, 25 February 1954
Jane Bown visited the London auction rooms and returned with this beautifully composed photograph
selected by Greg Whitmore, Observer picture editor
23, Feb, 2019 @5:30 PM
Observer picture archive: char ladies of the Foreign Office, 4 February 1968
Photographer Jane Bown and writer John Gale met the women who were facing the loss of their jobs.
selected by Greg Whitmore, Observer picture editor
02, Feb, 2019 @6:00 PM
Observer picture archive: Lost and found, part 3
In the last of a three-part feature, the Observer’s picture editor looks at treasures unearthed while researching the paper’s archive
Greg Whitmore
26, Jan, 2019 @6:00 PM
Observer picture archive: Lost and found, part 2
Jane Bown’s beautiful study of texture is one of the many gems from the Observer picture library that will never make it into this archive photography series
Greg Whitmore
05, Jan, 2019 @6:00 PM
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