(Hubert Miles) Gladwyn Jebb, 1st Baron Gladwyn
20 of 30 portraits of (Hubert Miles) Gladwyn Jebb, 1st Baron Gladwyn
(Hubert Miles) Gladwyn Jebb, 1st Baron Gladwyn
by Francis Goodman
2 1/4 inch square film negative, November 1954
Bequeathed by the estate of Francis Goodman, 1989
Photographs Collection
NPG x87490
Sitterback to top
- (Hubert Miles) Gladwyn Jebb, 1st Baron Gladwyn (1900-1996), Diplomat. Sitter in 30 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Francis Goodman (1913-1989), Photographer. Artist of 1390 portraits, Sitter in 6 portraits.
Events of 1954back to top
Current affairs
Roger Bannister runs the four-minute mile. Bannister was the first man to achieve the 'miracle mile', a feat that was thought by some to be impossible, beating his rival, the Australian John Landy, to the record. Bannister went on to a career as a distinguished neurologist.Food rationing ends in Britain.
Art and science
J.R.R. Tolkien publishes the first two parts of the Lord of the Rings trilogy: The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers. Tolkien was an Oxford professor of Anglo-Saxon language and literature and drew on his scholarly interests in history, language and mythology to create the fictional land of Middle Earth where the books are set.Williams Golding publishes, Lord of the Flies.
International
The South East Asia Treaty Organisation (SEATO) is established in Bangkok. This international defence organisation was established as part of the 'containment' policy of limiting the influence of communism. SEATO was, however, found to be ineffective as the member organisations failed to agree on combined action; it was disbanded in 1977.Tell us more back to top
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