Jill Kennington

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Jill Kennington (born 2 January 1943) [1] is a British fashion model and photographer. She is best known for her appearance in Michelangelo Antonioni's 1966 film Blow-Up . [2]

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Early life

Jill Kennington was born in the village of Riby, Lincolnshire on 2 January 1943. [3] She grew up on a farm there, with two sisters and a brother. [3] She was educated at a boarding school in the Lake District, and a finishing school in Sussex. [3]

Career

At the age of 18, Kennington started at Michael Whittaker's small "school" for aspiring models and after only two days, met Norman Hartnell who was about to do a major UK tour; he declared, "Darling, you are going to be my mascot". [4] She toured as one of Hartnell's models for about a month's time. [4]

Kennington met photographer John Cowan in February 1962 and it was through her work with Cowan that she made her name as a model in the 1960s. [5] Cowan injected action and dynamism into his shoots that had previously been lacking in fashion photography. Work from that period is in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, [6] while work with other photographers, including Norman Parkinson and Lord Lichfield is in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery. [1] She was twice on the front cover of Vogue . Kennington has also worked with the photographers David Bailey, Terence Donovan, Brian Duffy, Helmut Newton, Jeanloup Sieff, Richard Avedon, William Klein, and Bob Richardson. [7]

Kennington discussed her transition from model to photographer in an interview with Vogue in 2013. [8] She continues to work as a model and is represented by TESS Management. [9]

Personal life

Kennington's second husband is Richard Courtauld, with whom she has two children. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Jill Kennington (1943–), Fashion model and photographer". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  2. ↑ Photos: Antonioni's Blow-Up and Swinging 1960s London. Vanity Fair, 15 April 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Jill Kennington. Marshwood Vale Magazine, 1 October 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  4. 1 2 Photos: Models, Photographers, and Swinging-60s London: How Blow Up Was Made, Vanity Fair, accessdate: 4 September 2014
  5. ↑ oxforddnb.com: Oxford DNB article: Cowan, John Anthony, accessdate: 28/08/2014
  6. ↑ Jill Kennington, March 1964. Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  7. ↑ About Archived 12 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine , Jill Kennington. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  8. ↑ From Model To Photographer: Jill Kennington Exhibits. Sarah Karmali, Vogue, 2 August 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  9. ↑ Jill Kennington. Archived 2014-09-03 at the Wayback Machine TESS Management. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
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