Wyndham Lewis
1 portrait of Wyndham Lewis
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Wyndham Lewis
by George Charles Beresford
half-plate glass negative, 1929
6 1/8 in. x 4 5/8 in. (156 mm x 119 mm) overall
Purchased, 1954
Photographs Collection
NPG x6536
Sitterback to top
- (Percy) Wyndham Lewis (1882-1957), Painter and novelist. Sitter in 18 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 39 portraits.
Artistback to top
- George Charles Beresford (1864-1938), Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 388 portraits, Sitter in 2 portraits.
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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