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Sir Alfred James Munnings

2 of 2 portraits by T. Dreslin

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Sir Alfred James Munnings

by T. Dreslin
bromide press print, 1950
8 1/4 in. x 5 7/8 in. (210 mm x 150 mm) image size
Transferred from Evening Standard Library, before 1983
Photographs Collection
NPG x184092

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  • Sir Alfred James Munnings (1878-1959), Painter and President of the Royal Academy. Sitter associated with 11 portraits, Artist or producer of 1 portrait.

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  • T. Dreslin (active 1950s), Photographer. Artist or producer of 2 portraits.

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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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Chris Davies

12 September 2021, 09:20

When I worked as an assistant to Mr. Howard, of Howard Studios, in Ipswich, Howard went to Munnings’ home and photographed him with one of his horse paintings. I remember it as being a very good photograph. Unfortunately I don’t know where the photograph would be now, but I worked under a man named Michael Frost who I believe looked after Howard’s work after he died, and he may well be alive still and he ran his own studio later. I am pretty sure he would be very happy to supple the NPG with a print if contacted. I got in touch with him some years ago via the Internet, and it was simple to do so.

Chris Davies, Photographer.