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Rudyard Kipling

by Ginette Bingguely-Lejeune
bronze head, 1936-1937
22 in. x 8 in. (560 mm x 204 mm) overall
Given by Kipling Society, 1938
Primary Collection
NPG 2955

On display in Room 19 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery

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Current affairs

Following the death of his father George V, Edward succeeds to the throne as King Edward VIII, but chooses to abdicate in order to marry the American divorcee, Wallis Simpson. Edward was the only monarch every to voluntarily relinquish the throne.

Art and science

The Spitfire, designed by Reginald Mitchell, has its maiden flight. The RAF and other allied forces used the plane extensively and to great effect during the Second World War.
Television broadcasting begins. Although the BBC had been transmitting television since 1930, regular service did not begin until 1936, when the 'BBC Television Service' (now BBC One) was broadcast from Alexandra Palace.

International

The Spanish Civil War begins. Nationalists, led by General Francisco Franco, and supported by Italian and German fascist governments, rebelled against the Second Spanish Republic. The conflict lasted until 1939, and anticipated many of the features of the Second World War: fighting between Communists and Fascists, the rise of nationalism and the use of terror tactics against civilians.

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Martin Hopkinson

17 August 2020, 17:43

Exhibited in 'Sculpture by living artists and miniatures by members of the Society of Miniaturists' at the Russell-Cotes Museum and Art Gallery 1943-4 no 12 bronze 30 guineas