8 OF 13

Rachel Kempson, Lady Redgrave; Sir Michael Redgrave; Vanessa Redgrave; Corin William Redgrave

8 of 13 portraits of Rachel Kempson, Lady Redgrave

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Angus McBean Photograph. © Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University.

by Angus McBean
bromide print on card mount, 1950
5 1/2 in. x 4 in. (141 mm x 101 mm)
Purchased, 1993
Photographs Collection
NPG x45117

Sittersback to top

Rachel Kempson, Lady Redgrave (1910-2003), Actress; wife of Sir Michael Redgrave. Sitter associated with 13 portraits. Identify
Corin William Redgrave (1939-2010), Actor; son of Sir Michael Redgrave. Sitter in 5 portraits. Identify
Sir Michael Redgrave (1908-1985), Actor. Sitter in 36 portraits. Identify
Vanessa Redgrave (1937-), Actress; daughter of Sir Michael Redgrave. Sitter in 31 portraits. Identify

Artistback to top

Angus McBean (1904-1990), Photographer. Artist associated with 276 portraits, Sitter in 79 portraits.

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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.

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