Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother; King George VI; Princess Margaret
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Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother; King George VI; Princess Margaret
by Dorothy Wilding
cream-toned bromide print, 1951
8 in. x 11 5/8 in. (203 mm x 295 mm)
Given by the photographer's sister, Susan Morton, 1976
Photographs Collection
NPG x35824
Sittersback to top
- Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (1900-2002), Queen of George VI. Sitter associated with 580 portraits, Artist or producer of 1 portrait. Identify
- King George VI (1895-1952), Reigned 1936-52. Sitter associated with 562 portraits. Identify
- Princess Margaret (1930-2002), Daughter of George VI; Countess of Snowdon. Sitter associated with 293 portraits. Identify
Artistback to top
- Dorothy Wilding (1893-1976), Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 2179 portraits, Sitter in 30 portraits.
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- Pepper, Terence, In Pursuit of Perfection: The Photographs of Dorothy Wilding, 1991 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 5 July 1991 - 29 September 1991), p. 27 Read entry
In 1951 Wilding was in London and was summoned to the Palace to photograph the King and Queen, prior to their planned tour to South Africa. The King at this time was in poor health and Wilding arranged seated poses for them on stools placed behind studio blocks, which had been transported by pantechnicon once again to the Palace. The resulting portraits of the King and Queen with Princess Margaret reprise the 1943 Windsor poses and are touching examples of Wilding's ability to coax a natural and expressive response from her subjects.
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Events of 1951back to top
Current affairs
The Conservative Party wins the general election and Winston Churchill returns for a second term as prime minister.Art and science
On the centenary of the Great Exhibition of 1851, the Festival of Britain is held as a nationwide celebration of British culture, and as an impetus for post-war regeneration. As well as various art, science and industrial exhibitions and events, a major regeneration project was initiated for the South Bank area of London under the directorship of the architect, Hugh Casson.International
Libya declares its sovereignty from Italian rule, becoming the first independent state to be created by the UN.At the Treaty of San Francisco, 48 nations sign a peace treaty with Japan, officially ending the Pacific War - the last battleground of the Second World War.
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