Frank Vigor Morley

1 portrait of Frank Vigor Morley

© estate of Edgar Holloway / National Portrait Gallery, London

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Frank Vigor Morley

by Edgar Holloway
etching, 1934
9 3/4 in. x 8 3/4 in. (249 mm x 223 mm) plate size; 11 7/8 in. x 10 5/8 in. (303 mm x 270 mm) paper size
Purchased, 2010
Reference Collection
NPG D37802

Sitterback to top

  • Frank Vigor Morley (1899-1980), Mathematician, essayist, editor and publisher; co-founder of Faber and Faber. Sitter in 1 portrait.

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  • Edgar Holloway (1914-2008), Painter and print-maker. Artist or producer of 7 portraits, Sitter in 3 portraits.

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This portrait was one of a number of commissions that arose from within T.S. Eliot's circle of friends after Holloway produced a portrait of the poet.

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Current affairs

Sir Stafford Cripps represents the miners of Gresford Colliery in Wrexham at an inquiry into the recent gas explosion and fire which killed 263 miners, and three rescue workers in one of the worst mining disasters in British history.

Art and science

Percy Shaw invents 'Cat's eyes'. The development of road reflectors increased safety on the roads at night and proved to be particularly useful during the wartime blackout. They are still used today.
Dylan Thomas published his first volume of poetry, 18 Poems.

International

Stalin and Hitler consolidate dictatorial power by 'purging' their opponents. In the Soviet Union, members of the Communist Party and particular sectors of society such as the intelligentsia were targeted in the 'Great Purge', while in Germany Hitler murdered hundreds of potential opponents in the SA during the 'Night of the Long Knives'.
Thousands in the USA are forced to flee their homes to escape the Dust Bowl storms.

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