Henry Moore
1 portrait of Henry Moore
© Lola Marsden/ © DACS 2021
Henry Moore
by Lola Walker (Lola Marsden)
vintage bromide print, 3 October 1950
7 3/4 in. x 6 1/8 in. (198 mm x 155 mm)
Purchased, 2002
Photographs Collection
NPG x125628
Sitterback to top
- Henry Moore (1898-1986), Sculptor. Sitter in 99 portraits, Artist or producer of 1 portrait.
Artistback to top
- Lola Walker (Lola Marsden) (1924-), Photographer. Artist or producer of 17 portraits.
Placesback to top
- Place made and portrayed: United Kingdom: England, Hertfordshire (sitter's studio, Much Hadham, Hertfordshire)
Events of 1950back to top
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.Comments back to top
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