Anthony Eric Sandall Green (' Self-portrait in Father's Chair')

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Anthony Eric Sandall Green (' Self-portrait in Father's Chair')

by Anthony Eric Sandall Green
pencil, 1967
33 1/8 in. x 34 1/8 in. (842 mm x 865 mm)
Purchased, 1990
Primary Collection
NPG 6106

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This portraitback to top

Since his student days his highly detailed, irregularly shaped paintings have chronicled his relationship with his wife and their family life.

Linked publicationsback to top

  • Rogers, Malcolm, Master Drawings from the National Portrait Gallery, 1993 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 5 August to 23 October 1994), p. 187
  • Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 262

Events of 1967back to top

Current affairs

Harold Wilson decides to devalue the pound by nearly 15% in order to ' break out from the straitjacket' of boom and bust economics. The decision was controversial and prompted Wilson to reassure the public that the 'pound in your pocket' would not be worth any less.

Art and science

The Beatles release Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, with a record sleeve designed by pop artist, Peter Blake. The band's musical experimentation and colourful new look was an example of psychedelic, and the LP is often regarded as one of the first concept albums.

International

Che Guevara is captured and executed in Bolivia. The guerrilla leader and revolutionary icon was hunted down by the CIA and captured and shot by Bolivian Special Forces. He had been leading Bolivian insurgents in an attempt to overthrow the government.

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