Dylan Thomas; Caitlin Macnamara Thomas
22 of 22 portraits of Dylan Thomas
Dylan Thomas; Caitlin Macnamara Thomas
by Bill Brandt
bromide print on card mount, 1944
Purchased, 1982
Photographs Collection
NPG x22484
Sittersback to top
- Caitlin Macnamara Thomas (1913-1994), Wife of Dylan Thomas. Sitter in 10 portraits.
- Dylan Thomas (1914-1953), Poet. Sitter in 22 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Bill Brandt (1904-1983), Photographer. Artist or producer of 120 portraits, Sitter in 34 portraits.
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Thomas met Caitlin Macnamara in 1936 and they married in 1937. The couple were based in London from 1934 until 1949, when they settled permanently in Laugharne, Wales. Photographed in their home, Manresa Road, Chelsea, London. Published in Lilliput, August 1944, as one of ten photographs documenting the people and street of Chelsea.
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- Place made and portrayed: United Kingdom: England, London (sitters' home, Manresa Road, Chelsea, London)
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Current affairs
London is hit by the V1 Flying Bomb. This weapon, developed by the German Luftwaffe and colloquially known as the 'Buzz Bomb', or 'Doodlebug', was the first guided missile and was used for attacks on targets in England and Belgium.Art and science
Laurence Olivier's epic film version of Henry V is released. Olivier directed and starred in the film, which was partly funded by the British government in recognition of its morale-boosting patriotic appeal. The cast included service men as Henry's army.International
France is liberated from German-occupation following the Battle for Normandy. Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of occupied-France led by Field Marshall Montgomery, was the largest seaborne invasion in history, involving almost three million soldiers crossing the channel from England to France. Troops landed on the 6th June (D-Day), and Paris was liberated in late August.Comments back to top
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