Austin Osman Spare
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Austin Osman Spare
by Austin Osman Spare
pastel, 1937
16 in. x 12 3/4 in. (408 mm x 325 mm)
Purchased, 1988
Primary Collection
NPG 6026
Sitterback to top
- Austin Osman Spare (1886-1956), Artist and occultist. Sitter in 1 portrait, Artist or producer of 1 portrait.
Artistback to top
- Austin Osman Spare (1886-1956), Artist and occultist. Artist or producer of 1 portrait, Sitter in 1 portrait.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 578
Events of 1937back to top
Current affairs
George VI becomes king. The younger brother of Edward VIII was crowned on the 12th May and the coronation was broadcast to Britain and the Empire on the radio. Edward becomes the Duke of Windsor, although the rank of 'Royal Highness' is not extended to Wallis Simpson.Neville Chamberlain becomes Prime Minister following Baldwin's retirement.
Art and science
Roland Penrose organises a tour of Picasso's painting Guernica to the UK. The painting, which shows the horrors of the Spanish Civil War, went on display at the Whitechapel Art Gallery in East LondonInternational
Commercial airship travel is brought to an end with the 'Hindenberg Disaster'. The German airship exploded while landing in New Jersey. The radio broadcaster Herbert Morrison's reaction has become legendary: 'Oh, the humanity!'Japan invades China, killing about 25,000. Japanese Troops committed numerous atrocities against soldiers and civilians in what became known as the 'Rape of Nanking'.
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