W.H. Auden; Sir William Menzies Coldstream; Benjamin Britten
1 portrait of Benjamin Britten
W.H. Auden; Sir William Menzies Coldstream; Benjamin Britten
by Unknown photographer
snapshot print, 1937
3 3/4in. x 2 3/4in. (78 mm x 53 mm)
Given by the Britten estate, 1981
Photographs Collection
NPG x15191
Sittersback to top
- Wystan Hugh ('W.H.') Auden (1907-1973), Poet. Sitter in 44 portraits. Identify
- (Edward) Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten (1913-1976), Composer. Sitter in 120 portraits, Artist or producer of 5 portraits. Identify
- Sir William Menzies Coldstream (1908-1987), Painter. Sitter in 21 portraits. Identify
Artistback to top
- Unknown photographer, Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 6582 portraits.
Events of 1937back to top
Current affairs
George VI becomes king. The younger brother of Edward VIII was crowned on the 12th May and the coronation was broadcast to Britain and the Empire on the radio. Edward becomes the Duke of Windsor, although the rank of 'Royal Highness' is not extended to Wallis Simpson.Neville Chamberlain becomes Prime Minister following Baldwin's retirement.
Art and science
Roland Penrose organises a tour of Picasso's painting Guernica to the UK. The painting, which shows the horrors of the Spanish Civil War, went on display at the Whitechapel Art Gallery in East LondonInternational
Commercial airship travel is brought to an end with the 'Hindenberg Disaster'. The German airship exploded while landing in New Jersey. The radio broadcaster Herbert Morrison's reaction has become legendary: 'Oh, the humanity!'Japan invades China, killing about 25,000. Japanese Troops committed numerous atrocities against soldiers and civilians in what became known as the 'Rape of Nanking'.
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