akg-images | Newsletter June/July 2012


		Peter Connolly, the renowned author, scholar and illustrator whose artistic work we have great pride in representing, has died. Our colleague Ute Krebs has written about Peter on the akg-images blog in a post you can read here. We send our condolences to Peter's family and friends. We will miss him.

JUNE & JULY 2012

Welcome to our newsletter for June and July, filled with street parties, beach holidays and a particularly varied selection of images of famous couples from history.

We'll see you back here in August... and please remember: the akg-images London office will be closed for the long Jubilee Weekend on Monday 4 and Tuesday 5 June 2012. God save the Queen!

The akg-images team in London

STREET PARTIES

With the Queen's Jubilee days away, we present a selection of images of street parties.

SISTINE CHAPEL

Looking ahead to a big anniversary: 1 November 1512 marks the 500th anniversary of the unveiling of the Sistine Chapel ceiling.

GRACE KELLY

We look at the life of Grace Kelly who died thirty years ago on 14 September 1982.

EN GARDE!

With the London Olympics looming, we look at fencing through the akg collection.

SUMMER

We're celebrating summer with a selection of sunshine-filled images from the archive.

CATHERINE THE GREAT

On 9 July 1762 Catherine II (the Great) became Empress of Russia. We look at images of this great woman.

GRAMOPHONE

The Gramophone was patented 125 years ago by Emile Berliner.

COUPLES

We look at couples whose relationships have shaped history.