Graham Sutherland

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Graham Sutherland

by Graham Sutherland
pencil, circa 1950
12 1/8 in. x 8 in. (308 mm x 202 mm) uneven
Purchased, 1984
Primary Collection
NPG 5702

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  • Graham Vivian Sutherland (1903-1980), Painter. Sitter in 62 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 23 portraits.

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  • Graham Vivian Sutherland (1903-1980), Painter. Artist or producer associated with 23 portraits, Sitter in 62 portraits.

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Drawn when the artist had mumps, when 'my face was as fat as a football', which gave him the appearance of an arctic explorer or astronaut. Sutherland admitted to the influence of Picasso at this time, after seeing the retrospective at the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1946.

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Current affairs

Princess Anne is born at Clarence house, the only daughter of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip.

Art and science

C.S. Lewis publishes The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, the first book in the Chronicles of Narnia series. Lewis was an Oxford Don, specialising in Medieval Literature and its use of allegory. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is often seen as an allegory of the Christian struggle between good and evil.

International

Following the Soviet and American withdrawal from the occupation of North and South Korea respectively, the Korean War breaks out as each side seeks to unify Korea under its own political system. While the U.S.A., U.K and other UN nations came to the defence of South Korea, North Korea had support from the Soviet Union and China. The war continued until 1953.

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