New portrait of Queen Elizabeth IIn an excerpt from her essay in the June/July 2014 Issue, Weldon writes:
“Bailey’s new portraits of Queen Elizabeth II show the candor, wisdom, benevolence, and strength of will of the constitutional monarch of Great Britain these past 62 years.”
“In Her Majesty’s face we see a life of resolution, integrity, forbearance; a dignity free of pomp and circumstance; and the inner beauty we have left if we’ve earned it, once the superficial gloss of youth has passed. Bailey shows us not an icon but someone familiar, friendly, engaging, and frank, with her strength in its own understatement—so British a quality.”
“When we look at these truly great portraits—at this collaboration by two Londoners, one a boy from the backstreets and an artist, the other a queen—we see, in an instant, the new spirit of a Great Britain that welcomes the future.”
Pick up the June/July 2014 issue of Harper’s BAZAAR, on newsstands nationwide May 27, to read the full story and see another image from Bailey's portrait session. Follow GREAT on Facebook and on Twitter.
http://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/queen-elizabeth-great-campaign-smiling-portrait
Harpers Bazaar
HQ photo:
From the same photosession of David Bailey this photo