Solly Zuckerman, Baron Zuckerman
2 of 19 portraits of Solly Zuckerman, Baron Zuckerman
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Solly Zuckerman, Baron Zuckerman
by Elisabeth Frink
bronze head, 1986
12 1/4 in. (311 mm) high
Purchased, 1986
Primary Collection
NPG 5874
Sitterback to top
- Solly Zuckerman, Baron Zuckerman (1904-1993), Zoologist, scientific adviser and public servant. Sitter in 19 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Dame Elisabeth Jean Frink (1930-1993), Sculptor and printmaker. Artist or producer of 5 portraits, Sitter in 19 portraits.
This portraitback to top
The sculptor was an admirer of Zuckerman and invited him to sit to her in 1979. Six casts of the head exist.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 686
Events of 1986back to top
Current affairs
Hampton Court Palace is devastated by fire. Much of the third floor and the roof of the building were destroyed, although, thanks to the courage of the fire fighters, only one painting and one piece of furniture were ruined.Prince Andrew, Duke of York, marries Sarah Ferguson at Westminster Abbey.
Art and science
Poems on the Underground, the brainchild of American writer Judith Chernaik, is launched by London Underground. A rolling programme of poems is displayed in tube train carriages, bringing contemporary and classic poetry to commuters.The Independent Newspaper is first published.
Artists, Gilbert and George win the Turner Prize.
International
An explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power station leads to nuclear meltdown in the reactor and causes massive nuclear contamination over Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, western Europe, the UK and Ireland, and even North America. The 2005 Chenobyl Forum attributed 56 direct deaths to the disaster and estimated that 9,000 people may die from some form of cancer as a result of exposure to radiation.Comments back to top
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