Sir Arthur Cavenagh Leveson; Laura Knight
1 portrait of Laura Knight
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Sir Arthur Cavenagh Leveson; Laura Knight
by Fred Roe
pencil, 8 May 1929
9 in. x 6 1/8 in. (230 mm x 156 mm) overall
Given by (Eleanor) Frances Gordon Maynard (née Roe), 1994
Reference Collection
NPG D43190
Sittersback to top
- Dame Laura Knight (1877-1970), Artist. Sitter in 34 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 3 portraits.
- Sir Arthur Cavenagh Leveson (1868-1929), Admiral. Sitter in 2 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Fred Roe (1864-1947), Artist. Artist or producer of 224 portraits, Sitter in 2 portraits.
Placesback to top
- Place made: United Kingdom: England, London (Artists General Benevolent Institution Dinner, New Princes' Galleries, Piccadilly, London)
Events of 1929back to top
Current affairs
The first election held under universal suffrage is a victory for Labour. Ramsay Macdonald returned for his second term as Prime Minster, and appointed Margaret Grace Bondfield as the first woman Cabinet Minister.Art and science
Two classic books about the First World War are published: All Quiet on the Western Front, by war veteran, Erich Maria Remarque, tells of the horrors of war and the returning German soldiers' feelings of detachment from civilian life; while Robert Grave's autobiography Goodbye to All That, aimed to describe the author's experiences of the war so that they 'need never be thought about again'.International
The 24th October 1929 becomes known as Black Thursday when the US Stock Exchange Collapses and millions are lost. The event was the start of the Wall Street Crash, which in turn contributed towards the Great Depression: a major international recession that lasted through most of the 1930s.Comments back to top
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