George Edward Cecil Wigg, Baron Wigg
© Mark Gerson / National Portrait Gallery, London
George Edward Cecil Wigg, Baron Wigg
by Mark Gerson
bromide print, December 1971
13 1/4 in. x 11 5/8 in. (337 mm x 296 mm)
Photographs Collection
NPG x27382
Sitterback to top
- George Edward Cecil Wigg, Baron Wigg (1900-1983), Politician; MP for Dudley and Paymaster-General. Sitter in 5 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Mark Gerson (1921-), Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 277 portraits, Sitter in 2 portraits.
Events of 1971back to top
Current affairs
The United Kingdom changes to the Decimal System for currency, getting rid of shillings, and guineas and simplifying the denomination of pounds into 100 pence. This brought the British pound sterling in line with other currencies and made computer calculation easier.Art and science
Michael Caine stars in the filmGet Carter, a British crime classic about a man who sets out to get bloody revenge on the gangsters that killed his brother.International
The Immigration Act consolidated previous legislation in order to limit immigration, by requiring applicants to hold a work permit and introduced the concept of right of abode.In Uganda, Idi Amin overthrows President Milton Obote and becomes dictator.
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