Dermod MacCarthy; Barbara Strachey
38 of 58 portraits of Barbara Strachey
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Dermod MacCarthy; Barbara Strachey
by Unknown photographer
vintage snapshot print, 1920
1 3/8 in. x 1 7/8 in. (36 mm x 49 mm) overall
Given by Barbara Strachey (Hultin, later Halpern), 1999
Photographs Collection
NPG Ax160857
Sittersback to top
- Dermod MacCarthy (1911-1986), Paediatrician; son of Desmond and Molly MacCarthy. Sitter in 7 portraits.
- Barbara Strachey (Hultin, later Halpern) (1912-1999), Writer. Sitter in 58 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 10 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Unknown photographer, Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 6584 portraits.
Placesback to top
- Place made and portrayed: United Kingdom: England, Sussex (Wych Cross, Wealden, East Sussex)
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1920back to top
Current affairs
The Government of Ireland Act (Fourth Home Rule Bill) partitions Ireland into the Irish Free State with a devolved parliament in Dublin and Northern Ireland with a devolved parliament in Belfast.The Communist Party of Great Britain is founded in London, uniting a number of independent socialist and Marxist parties into a single, united party.
Art and science
Queen Alexandra unveils a monument to Edith Cavell in St Martin's Place opposite the National Portrait Gallery. The English nurse was executed in Germany for helping hundreds of allied soldiers to cross the border from occupied Belgium to the neutral Netherlands.George V officially opens the Imperial War Museum at the Crystal Palace.
International
The Kapp Putsch threatens the newly formed Weimar Republic. In defiance of the Treaty of Versailles, the leaders of the Marinebrigade Ehrhardt refused to disband and marched on Berlin, occupying it on the 13th March. With the general army refusing to defend the city, the government fled to Stuttgart. The rebellion, however, failed after the workers joined a general strike, disabling their plans.Comments back to top
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