Daniel Massey's Christening party
20 of 90 portraits of Sir Noël Coward
Daniel Massey's Christening party
by Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
chlorobromide print, 28 November 1933
5 7/8 in. x 7 7/8 in. (149 mm x 199 mm) image size
Given by John McKay, 2013
Photographs Collection
NPG x137630
Artistback to top
- Sasha (Alexander Stewart) (1892-1953), Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 73 portraits.
Sittersback to top
- Adrianne Allen (Adrianne Massey) (1907-1993), Actress; second wife of Raymond Massey; daughter of John Allen. Sitter in 15 portraits. Identify
- Dame Gladys Cooper (1888-1971), Actress. Sitter in 174 portraits. Identify
- Sir Noël Coward (1899-1973), Actor, playwright and composer. Sitter associated with 117 portraits. Identify
- Daniel Raymond Massey (1933-1998), Actor. Sitter in 20 portraits. Identify
- Geoffrey Massey (1924-), Architect; son of Raymond Hart Massey. Sitter in 8 portraits. Identify
- Raymond Massey (1896-1983), Actor and director. Sitter in 15 portraits. Identify
- Gertie Millar (Gertrude Ward, (née Millar, later Monckton), Countess of Dudley) (1879-1952), Actress. Sitter in 90 portraits. Identify
- Sally Pearson (née Cooper) (1929-), Actress and costume designer; daughter of Dame Gladys Cooper; wife of Robert Hardy. Sitter in 9 portraits. Identify
- Dame Marie Tempest (Mary Susan Etherington) (1864-1942), Actress. Sitter in 35 portraits. Identify
Placesback to top
- Place made and portrayed: United Kingdom: England, London (7 Suffolk Street, Pall Mall, London)
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Events of 1933back to top
Current affairs
Sir Norman Angell is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Angell was recognised for his book, Europe's Optical Illusion (or The Great Illusion) first published in 1910 and updated in 1933, which argued that war between modern powers was futile as neither the looser or victor would gain economically from it.Art and science
British Art embraces abstraction with the establishment of 'Unit 1', the first group of British Artists dedicated to producing abstract art. The critic Herbert Read formed the group by bringing together the artists Ben Nicholson, Barbara Hepworth, Henry Moore, Paul Nash and the architect, Wells Coates.The Duveen Wing extension at the National Portrait Gallery is opened by King George V.
International
The Nazi party comes to power in Germany as part of a coalition government with Hitler as Chancellor. Over the next year, the party consolidated its position through the Enabling Act (allowing them to pass legislation without the support of the coalition), by banning and purging opposition, and by making Hitler Führer in 1934: granting him the combined powers of Chancellor and President.Comments back to top
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