Pax! (Kenneth Clark, Baron Clark; Augustus John and nine other unknown sitters)
1 portrait of Augustus John
Pax! (Kenneth Clark, Baron Clark; Augustus John and nine other unknown sitters)
after Ernest Forbes
gravure, published in The Sketch 27 January 1937
12 1/2 in. x 9 1/4 in. (317 mm x 234 mm) paper size
Purchased, 2017
Reference Collection
NPG D47455
Sittersback to top
- Kenneth Clark, Baron Clark (1903-1983), Art historian and museum director. Sitter in 29 portraits, Artist or producer of 1 portrait. Identify
- Augustus Edwin John (1878-1961), Painter. Sitter in 106 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 33 portraits. Identify
Artistback to top
- Ernest Forbes (1880-1962), Painter. Artist or producer associated with 3 portraits.
Events of 1937back to top
Current affairs
George VI becomes king. The younger brother of Edward VIII was crowned on the 12th May and the coronation was broadcast to Britain and the Empire on the radio. Edward becomes the Duke of Windsor, although the rank of 'Royal Highness' is not extended to Wallis Simpson.Neville Chamberlain becomes Prime Minister following Baldwin's retirement.
Art and science
Roland Penrose organises a tour of Picasso's painting Guernica to the UK. The painting, which shows the horrors of the Spanish Civil War, went on display at the Whitechapel Art Gallery in East LondonInternational
Commercial airship travel is brought to an end with the 'Hindenberg Disaster'. The German airship exploded while landing in New Jersey. The radio broadcaster Herbert Morrison's reaction has become legendary: 'Oh, the humanity!'Japan invades China, killing about 25,000. Japanese Troops committed numerous atrocities against soldiers and civilians in what became known as the 'Rape of Nanking'.
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