Florence Lambert (née Chuter, later Hole)
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© National Portrait Gallery, London
Florence Lambert (née Chuter, later Hole)
by Francis Goodman
half-plate film copy negative, 1934
Bequeathed by the estate of Francis Goodman, 1989
Photographs Collection
NPG x68806
Sitterback to top
- Florence Lambert (née Chuter, later Hole) (1913-1988), Actress; former wife of Constant Lambert, and later wife of Peter Hole. Sitter in 9 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Francis Goodman (1913-1989), Photographer. Artist or producer of 1400 portraits, Sitter in 6 portraits.
This portraitback to top
Published in The Photography Year Book 1935, alongside photographs by Goodman's contemporaries Cecil Beaton, Man Ray, Paul Tanqueray, Dorothy Wilding and Shaw Wildman. This portrait again shows a collaboration with the artist John Banting, who produced the painted backdrop.
Linked displays and exhibitionsback to top
- Francis Goodman: Back In Focus (22 April 2013 - 3 November 2013)
Events of 1934back to top
Current affairs
Sir Stafford Cripps represents the miners of Gresford Colliery in Wrexham at an inquiry into the recent gas explosion and fire which killed 263 miners, and three rescue workers in one of the worst mining disasters in British history.Art and science
Percy Shaw invents 'Cat's eyes'. The development of road reflectors increased safety on the roads at night and proved to be particularly useful during the wartime blackout. They are still used today.Dylan Thomas published his first volume of poetry, 18 Poems.
International
Stalin and Hitler consolidate dictatorial power by 'purging' their opponents. In the Soviet Union, members of the Communist Party and particular sectors of society such as the intelligentsia were targeted in the 'Great Purge', while in Germany Hitler murdered hundreds of potential opponents in the SA during the 'Night of the Long Knives'.Thousands in the USA are forced to flee their homes to escape the Dust Bowl storms.
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