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Winifred Atwell

published by Francis, Day & Hunter, after F.L.
halftone reproduction, published 1952
10 7/8 in. x 8 1/2 in. (277 mm x 216 mm) paper size
Given by Terence Pepper, 2016
Reference Collection
NPG D48044

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Artistsback to top

  • Francis, Day & Hunter (active 1890s-1960s), Musical publishers. Artist or producer associated with 10 portraits.
  • F.L. (active 1952), Artist. Artist or producer associated with 1 portrait.

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Sheet music cover for 'Jubilee rag' by Winifred Atwell. Sheet music attached

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Current affairs

King George VI is found dead in his bed in Sandringham; he had been suffering from lung cancer. His daughter Elizabeth, who was in Kenya at the time, became Queen, the only monarch not to know the precise moment of her accession as her father was alone when he died. Elizabeth was crowned the following year.

Art and science

Samuel Beckett's play, Waiting for Godot is performed for the first time in Paris. The play belongs to the Theatre of the Absurd style, which influenced playwrights such as Harold Pinter and Tom Stoppard.
Agatha Christie's play The Mousetrap opens in London. It is still going.

International

Mau Mau rebels in Kenya rise up against the British colonial administration. The rebellion was sparked by the growing poverty of the native farmers under the rule of white settlers and called for Kenyan independence. The violence of the rebels, who often murdered settlers and loyalists, was met by the indiscriminate suppression by the British Military, who executed hundreds of suspects.

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