James Stephens; Samuel Solomonovich ('Kot') Koteliansky; Stephen Potter
20 of 26 portraits of James Stephens
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James Stephens; Samuel Solomonovich ('Kot') Koteliansky; Stephen Potter
by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, late 1935
3 in. x 4 in. (76 mm x 102 mm) image size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Dame Helen Gardner Bequest, 2003
Photographs Collection
NPG Ax143883
Sittersback to top
- Samuel Solomonovich ('Kot') Koteliansky (1880-1955), Translator. Sitter in 18 portraits. Identify
- Stephen Potter (1900-1969), Writer. Sitter in 11 portraits. Identify
- James Stephens (1880-1950), Poet and novelist. Sitter in 26 portraits. Identify
Artistback to top
- Lady Ottoline Morrell (1873-1938), Patron of the arts; half-sister of 6th Duke of Portland; wife of Philip Edward Morrell. Artist associated with 1715 portraits, Sitter associated with 596 portraits.
Placesback to top
- Place made and portrayed: United Kingdom: England, London (10 Gower Street, London)
Events of 1935back to top
Current affairs
Stanley Baldwin starts his third term as Prime Minister after Ramsay Macdonald resigns due to ill health. Coincidentally, Baldwin's first term in office also came about when the Prime Minister of the time, Bonar Law, stepped down due to illness in 1923.Art and science
Robert Watson-Watt demonstrates Radar, showing how an aircraft can be tracked by detecting radio waves reflected off it. During the war, Watson-Watt established a network of machines and operators that helped detect the approach of enemy aircraft in the Battle of Britain.Penguin publishes its first paperback books, making reading more portable and affordable to a wider audience.
International
Italy invades Abyssinia. The invasion of the country now known as Ethiopia was part of Mussolini's plan to create an Italian Empire. It was also an attempt to avenge Abyssinia's victory over the Italian army at Adowa in 1896.Germany introduces conscription, breaking the disarmament clause of the Treaty of Versailles.
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