Sir Edward Heath; (Alfred) Ernest Marples, 1st Baron Marples; Harold Wilson
1 portrait of Harold Wilson
Sir Edward Heath; (Alfred) Ernest Marples, 1st Baron Marples; Harold Wilson
by William Papas ('Papas')
pen and ink, 1965
15 1/4 in. x 20 in. (387 mm x 508 mm)
Given by Lady Ruth Marples, 1980
Primary Collection
NPG 5349
Sittersback to top
- Sir Edward Heath (1916-2005), Prime Minister. Sitter in 62 portraits. Identify
- (Alfred) Ernest Marples, 1st Baron Marples (1907-1978), Conservative politician; Postmaster General and Minister of Transport. Sitter in 38 portraits. Identify
- (James) Harold Wilson, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx (1916-1995), Prime Minister. Sitter in 55 portraits. Identify
Artistback to top
- William Papas ('Papas') (1927-2000), Cartoonist and caricaturist. Artist or producer of 4 portraits.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 723
Events of 1965back to top
Current affairs
Sir Winston Churchill dies after suffering a stroke at the age of 90. By Royal Decree his body lay in state for three days before he was given a State Funeral (a very rare honour for a non-Royal). Representatives from over 100 countries attended the funeral and thousands of people watched the procession of his coffin down the Thames.Art and science
Julie Christie stars in John Schlesinger's film Darling, a film that captures fashionable London in the 1960s, while critiquing the superficiality of the jet-setting society. The film has subsequently been itself criticised for being out-of-touch with the realities of the day.The Post Office Tower (now the BT tower) opens for use, housing microwave aerials to carry telecommunications traffic from London.
International
President Johnson sends US troops to assist South Vietnam against communist North Vietnam and domestic nationalist insurgents. Johnson's plan for a short, limited war was soon quashed by North Vietnam's strategy of protracted war. As the conflict dragged on the US government instituted a draft, sparking anti-war protests that would continue until American involvement ended in 1973.Comments back to top
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