Berto Pasuka

by Angus McBean
vintage bromide print, circa 1946
5 3/8 in. x 3 5/8 in. (137 mm x 92 mm) image size
Purchased, 2008
Photographs Collection
NPG Ax183877

Sitterback to top

Berto Pasuka (1911-1963), Dancer and choreographer. Sitter in 12 portraits.

Artistback to top

Angus McBean (1904-1990), Photographer. Artist associated with 276 portraits, Sitter in 79 portraits.

Linked displays and exhibitionsback to top

Black Chronicles: Photographic Portraits 1862-1948 (18 May 2016 - 13 December 2016)

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Events of 1946back to top

Current affairs

The new Labour government begins to act upon the recommendations of the Beveridge Report (1942) by nationalising The Bank of England and Imperial Communications, bringing in a National Insurance Bill, and setting plans for the National Health Service. Nationalisation of industry and the provision of free healthcare and welfare were the main aims of post-war domestic politics.

Art and science

Mervyn Peake publishes Titus Groan; the first of his Gormenghast Trilogy. The three novels are regarded as classics of the fantasy genre, although they contain no magic or intelligent non-human characters, so might more appropriately be described as belonging to the 'gothic' or 'fantastic' genre.

International

Nazi officials are tried for their part in the War and the Holocaust at Nuremberg. The trials were to prosecute war criminals and the location was chosen because it was the site of the annual Nazi rallies, and therefore seen as a fitting place for the demise of the party. The Nuremberg Trials paved the way for post-war developments in international criminal law.

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