Gerald Tyrwhitt-Wilson, 14th Baron Berners
7 of 29 portraits of Gerald Tyrwhitt-Wilson, 14th Baron Berners
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Gerald Tyrwhitt-Wilson, 14th Baron Berners
by Herbert Lambert
photogravure, circa 1922
6 1/2in. x 4in. (166 mm x 112 mm)
Acquired, 1955
Photographs Collection
NPG Ax7752
Sitterback to top
- Gerald Tyrwhitt-Wilson, 14th Baron Berners (1883-1950), Musician, artist and writer. Sitter associated with 29 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Herbert Lambert (1881-1936), Photographer; Managing Director of Elliott & Fry, 1926-1936. Artist or producer associated with 56 portraits, Sitter in 3 portraits.
Events of 1922back to top
Current affairs
The British Broadcasting Company (later British Broadcasting Corporation) is established to experiment with radio broadcasting. It is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world, providing radio, television and Internet services to the public in Britain and across the world.Art and science
1922 is a key year for modernist literature with the publication of James Joyce's novel, Ulysses and T.S. Eliot's poem, The Waste Land. Both broke new ground with Ulysses (loosely based on Homer's Odyssey) introducing the 'stream of consciousness' narrative technique, and The Waste Land experimenting with multiple voices and a patchwork of literary, historic, mythological and personal allusions.International
The Soviet Union is formed under Joseph Stalin who takes power after Lenin suffers a debilitating stroke.In an attempt to avoid civil war, King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy invites Benito Mussolini to form a new government following the Fascist Party's March on Rome.
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