Augustus John; Constantin Brancusi; Frank Owen Dobson
1 portrait of Constantin Brancusi
Augustus John; Constantin Brancusi; Frank Owen Dobson
by Unknown photographer
vintage press print, circa 1925
6 1/8 in. x 8 in. (154 mm x 204 mm)
Purchased, 1983
Photographs Collection
NPG x20684
Sittersback to top
- Constantin Brancusi (1876-1957), Sculptor. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Frank Owen Dobson (1886-1963), Sculptor. Sitter in 18 portraits, Artist or producer of 8 portraits. Identify
- Augustus Edwin John (1878-1961), Painter. Sitter in 106 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 33 portraits. Identify
Artistback to top
- Unknown photographer, Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 6584 portraits.
This portraitback to top
This photograph shows friends and contemporaries, Frank Owen Dobson and Augustus John, with leading modernist sculptor Constantin Brancusi. It was probably taken in October 1925 at the opening of the Tri-National Art Exhibition at the New Chenil Galleries in Chelsea, which brought together works by leading artists from London, New York and Paris, where Brancusi had his studio.
Placesback to top
- Place made and portrayed: United Kingdom: England, London (New Chenil Galleries, Chelsea, London)
Linked displays and exhibitionsback to top
- Augustus John: A Life in Portraits (26 July 2011 - 18 March 2012)
Events of 1925back to top
Current affairs
On the advice of the Governor of the Bank of England, Montagu Norman, Winston Churchill returns British currency to the Gold Standard. This caused deflation across the empire as the value of the pound returned to the pre-war gold price, leading to unemployment, the miners' strike and the general strike in 1926.Art and science
John Logie Baird transmits the first television images of a ventriloquist's dummy. The BBC used Logie Baird's invention from 1927 until 1935 when they adopted EMI-Marconi's superior electronic scanning system.Virginia Woolf publishes her innovative 'stream of consciousness' novel, Mrs Dalloway, which chronicles a day in the life of the protagonist through her interior monologue.
International
Sir Joseph Austen Chamberlain, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs represents Britain at the Locarno Treaties. Lorcano secured the post-war territorial settlement and established pledges of non-aggression between various European Nations. The 'spirit of Locarno' helped secure Germany's admission into the League of Nations in 1926. Chamberlain was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his part in the peace agreement.Comments back to top
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