Esther Sarah (née Whitmey), Lady Fairey; Sir (Charles) Richard Fairey
1 of 3 portraits of Esther Sarah (née Whitmey), Lady Fairey
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Esther Sarah (née Whitmey), Lady Fairey; Sir (Charles) Richard Fairey
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate film negative, 19 July 1935
Given by Bassano & Vandyk Studios, 1974
Photographs Collection
NPG x151691
Sittersback to top
- Esther Sarah (née Whitmey), Lady Fairey (1906-1978), Second wife of Sir (Charles) Richard Fairey; daughter of Francis Stephen Whitmey. Sitter in 3 portraits.
- Sir (Charles) Richard Fairey (1887-1956), Aircraft manufacturer. Sitter in 8 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Bassano Ltd (active 1901-1962), Photographers. Artist or producer associated with 42746 portraits.
Placesback to top
- Place made and portrayed: United Kingdom: England, Buckinghamshire (sitter's home, Woodlands Park, Buckinghamshire)
Events of 1935back to top
Current affairs
Stanley Baldwin starts his third term as Prime Minister after Ramsay Macdonald resigns due to ill health. Coincidentally, Baldwin's first term in office also came about when the Prime Minister of the time, Bonar Law, stepped down due to illness in 1923.Art and science
Robert Watson-Watt demonstrates Radar, showing how an aircraft can be tracked by detecting radio waves reflected off it. During the war, Watson-Watt established a network of machines and operators that helped detect the approach of enemy aircraft in the Battle of Britain.Penguin publishes its first paperback books, making reading more portable and affordable to a wider audience.
International
Italy invades Abyssinia. The invasion of the country now known as Ethiopia was part of Mussolini's plan to create an Italian Empire. It was also an attempt to avenge Abyssinia's victory over the Italian army at Adowa in 1896.Germany introduces conscription, breaking the disarmament clause of the Treaty of Versailles.
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