Keith Vaughan
Keith Vaughan
by Francis Goodman
contact print, 16 January 1947
2 1/4in. x 2 1/4in. (57.15 mm x 57.15 mm)
Bequeathed by the estate of Francis Goodman, 1989
Photographs Collection
NPG x39556
Artistback to top
- Francis Goodman (1913-1989), Photographer. Artist of 1306 portraits, Sitter in 6 portraits.
Events of 1947back to top
Current affairs
Princess Elizabeth marries Philip Mountbatten at Westminster Abbey. Philip renounced his title of Prince of Greece and Denmark, to become Duke of Edinburgh when he married the heir to the throne.Art and science
The first Edinburgh Festival includes performances by Kathleen Ferrier, Alec Guinness and Margot Fonteyn. The Festival is now a major annual international arts event that takes place over three weeks every August, and includes top class performers in theatre, music and dance as well as lesser-known performers who take part in the parallel 'Fringe Festival'.International
India is granted independence from the British Empire and the former British Raj is partitioned into India and Pakistan. After various revolts and several years of civil disobedience led by Gandhi and his Quit India Movement, Britain agrees to disband the Raj and grant independence to India.Palestine is partitioned into a Jewish State, an Arab State and a small internationally administered zone.
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