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| 1951 |
| | | British art historian Nikolaus Pevsner undertakes a massive task, a county-by-county description of The Buildings of England | |
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| 1954 |
| | | A painting by Graham Sutherland, commissioned for Winston Churchill's 80th birthday, does not meet with the full approval of the sitter or his wife | |
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| 1960 |
| | | British artist Anthony Caro begins welding and painting abstract metal sculpture | |
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| 1960 |
| | | British artist Bridget Riley creates patterns that produce unexpected optical effects, in a style that becomes known as op art | |
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| 1962 |
| | | A great tapestry by Graham Sutherland hangs above the altar in the newly consecrated Coventry cathedral | |
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| 1966 |
| | | British fashion designer Mary Quant launches the miniskirt | |
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| 1967 |
| | | A Bigger Splash, by English painter David Hockney, casts a new light on sunlit swimming pools | |
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| 1969 |
| | | British artist duo Gilbert & George attract attention miming to Flanagan and Allen's Underneath the Arches | |
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| 1971 |
| | | British artist David Hockney paints a striking triple portrait in Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy | |
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| 1974 |
| | | German-born British art historian Nikolaus Pevsner completes his monumental 46-volume Buildings of England | |
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