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queen.jpeg
queen.jpeg
queen.jpeg

This image is by Jaime Reid, it was created to go along side the Sex Pistols song God Save the Queen. Made in 1977. 

This was listed one of the most iconic punk images of all time as it was ranked number 1 in a list of 100 greatest album covers from 200.

This was created in the height of punk rock music and the same time of the Queens Silver Jubilee making it very controversial.

He has used the symbolic British Flag as the background , putting a portrait of the Queen in the centre. Covering the eyes and mouth of the Queen, with the title of the song God Save the Queen , in all different fonts as if it has been ripped out of a newspaper. 

By covering the queens eyes he is indicating that she was blind to what was happening in society at that time. 

This image created a great topical debate about monarchy , led by the punk scene.

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