Eva Castle Britton (née Skytte Birkefeldt)
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Eva Castle Britton (née Skytte Birkefeldt)
by Keystone Press Agency Ltd
vintage print, 9 December 1955
5 3/8 in. x 7 5/8 in. (138 mm x 193 mm) image size
Given by Terence Pepper, 2013
Photographs Collection
NPG x137364
Sitterback to top
- Eva Castle Britton (née Skytte Birkefeldt) (1922-2008), Sculptor and member of Danish resistance movement; wife of Tony Britton. Sitter in 1 portrait.
Artistback to top
- Keystone Press Agency Ltd, Photographers. Artist or producer associated with 190 portraits.
This portraitback to top
The portrait sculpture is of middle and long distance runner and future Conservative politician Chris Chataway.
Placesback to top
- Place made and portrayed: United Kingdom: England, London (Exhibition of the Society of Portrait Sculptors, Imperial Institute, London)
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Events of 1955back to top
Current affairs
Robert Anthony Eden becomes prime minister. In May 1955 Winston Churchill resigned due to ill health. His successor proved to be a similarly popular leader, winning an increased majority at the general election that year. Eden's popularity was due to a combination of his long wartime service, good looks and charm.Art and science
Mary Quant introduces the 'Chelsea Look' with her Bazaar boutique. In the 1960s Quant was a major contributor to 'swinging London' introducing some of the seminal items of 1960s fashion: the miniskirt, hot pants, paint-box make-up and plastic raincoats.International
West Germany joins NATO, prompting the East European Communist counties to respond by forming the Warsaw Pact. The signatories of the Warsaw Pact pledged to defend each other if any member was attacked. This development was a major event in the Cold War as it firmly established the East and West as opposing military powers.Comments back to top
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