Margaret Rawlings (Lady Barlow); Pietro Annigoni

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Margaret Rawlings (Lady Barlow); Pietro Annigoni

by Francis Goodman
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 2 April 1951
Bequeathed by the estate of Francis Goodman, 1989
Photographs Collection
NPG x195069

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  • Francis Goodman (1913-1989), Photographer. Artist or producer of 1400 portraits, Sitter in 6 portraits.

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Annigoni came to notice in England in 1949 when three of his paintings, including his 1946 self-portrait that was voted 'Picture of the Year', were shown at the Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition. Further exhibitions and commissions in London soon followed, and his painting of stage actress Margaret Rawlings was one of the first of these.

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  • NPG x195101: Margaret Rawlings (Lady Barlow); Pietro Annigoni (includes the portrait)

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Current affairs

The Conservative Party wins the general election and Winston Churchill returns for a second term as prime minister.

Art and science

On the centenary of the Great Exhibition of 1851, the Festival of Britain is held as a nationwide celebration of British culture, and as an impetus for post-war regeneration. As well as various art, science and industrial exhibitions and events, a major regeneration project was initiated for the South Bank area of London under the directorship of the architect, Hugh Casson.

International

Libya declares its sovereignty from Italian rule, becoming the first independent state to be created by the UN.
At the Treaty of San Francisco, 48 nations sign a peace treaty with Japan, officially ending the Pacific War - the last battleground of the Second World War.

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