Cecil Beaton and his friends
1 portrait of Sir William Turner Walton
Cecil Beaton and his friends
by Cecil Beaton
bromide print, October 1927
5 5/8 in. x 9 1/2 in. (142 mm x 240 mm)
Accepted in lieu of tax by H.M. Government and allocated to the Gallery, 1991
Photographs Collection
NPG x40409
Artistback to top
- Cecil Beaton (1904-1980), Photographer, designer and writer. Artist or producer associated with 1114 portraits, Sitter associated with 360 portraits. Identify
Sittersback to top
- Cecil Beaton (1904-1980), Photographer, designer and writer. Sitter associated with 360 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 1114 portraits. Identify
- Teresa ('Baby') Jungman (later Cuthbertson) (1907-2010), Society hostess. Sitter in 6 portraits. Identify
- Zita Jungman (later James) (1903-2006), Society hostess; wife of Arthur James; daughter of Nico Jungman. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
- Georgia Sitwell (née Doble) (1905-1980), Wife of Sir Sacheverell Sitwell, 6th Bt. Sitter in 9 portraits. Identify
- Stephen Tennant (1906-1987), Poet, decorator and aesthete. Sitter in 12 portraits. Identify
- Sir William Turner Walton (1902-1983), Composer. Sitter in 26 portraits. Identify
- Reginald John ('Rex') Whistler (1905-1944), Painter and designer. Sitter in 24 portraits, Artist or producer of 6 portraits. Identify
Linked publicationsback to top
- Pepper, Terence, Beaton Portraits, 2004 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 5 February - 31 May 2004), p. 25
- Pepper, Terence, Beaton Portraits, 2004 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 5 February to 31 May 2004), p. 25
Events of 1927back to top
Current affairs
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland is renamed the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, acknowledging the full independence of the Irish Free State, led at the time by W.T. Cosgrave, the the first President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State.Art and science
The BBC gains its Royal Charter making it a public corporation and a public service broadcaster accountable to its audience. John Reith became the first Director General with the directive to 'inform, educate and entertain.'International
Stalin expels Leon Trotsky from the Soviet Communist Party, giving himself greater control of the party and country by ousting opposition elements.Comments back to top
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