Lady Julia Gwynaeth Bodmer (née Pilkington); Sir Walter Fred Bodmer
16 of 54 portraits by Norman McBeath







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Lady Julia Gwynaeth Bodmer (née Pilkington); Sir Walter Fred Bodmer
by Norman McBeath
bromide print, 22 July 1998
10 7/8 in. x 11 in. (276 mm x 279 mm)
Purchased, 2001
Photographs Collection
NPG x88755
Sittersback to top
- Lady Julia Gwynaeth Bodmer (née Pilkington) (1934-2001), Geneticist; wife of Walter Bodmer. Sitter in 1 portrait.
- Sir Walter Fred Bodmer (1936-), Geneticist and principal of Hertford College, Oxford. Sitter in 1 portrait.
Artistback to top
- Norman McBeath (1952-), Photographer. Artist or producer of 54 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
Placesback to top
- Place made and portrayed: United Kingdom: England, Oxfordshire (Department of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford)
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Events of 1998back to top
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