Hugh Todd Naylor Gaitskell (1906-1963), Politician
Sitter in 25 portraits
Politician. Gaitskell became a socialist during the General Strike, and was elected as a Labour MP for Leeds South in 1945. He served as Chancellor of the Exchequer (1950-1) and took over the leadership of the Party on Attlee's retirement in December 1955. Gaitskell was a powerful Opposition Leader, who shaped party policy. The legacy of his work was Labour 's return to power in 1964.
by Judy Cassab (Judy Kampfner (née Kaszab))
oil on canvas, 1957
On display in Room 31 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 4923
by Leslie Cubitt Bevis
bronze head, 1963
NPG 4530
by Bassano
vintage print, 1947
NPG x84285
Hugh Todd Naylor Gaitskell; Aneurin Bevan
by Jane Bown
bromide print, 1957
NPG x28619
by COI Official Photograph
bromide print, October 1961
NPG x16312
by Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 15 January 1947
NPG x72563
by Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 15 January 1947
NPG x72564
by Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 15 January 1947
NPG x72565
by Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 15 January 1947
NPG x72566
by Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 15 January 1947
NPG x72567
by Philippe Halsman
bromide print, 1955
NPG x76778
by Virginia Surtees
vintage snapshot print, April 1957
NPG x136178
Politics, Government and Diplomacy
Place
London
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