Sir (Edward) Guy Dawber
© reserved; collection National Portrait Gallery, London
Sir (Edward) Guy Dawber
by Sir Gerald Kelly
oil on canvas, 1927
36 3/4 in. x 29 5/8 in. (932 mm x 753 mm)
Purchased, 2010
Primary Collection
NPG 6900
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- Sir Gerald Kelly (1879-1972), Painter and President of the Royal Academy. Artist or producer associated with 27 portraits, Sitter in 11 portraits.
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This portrait was commissioned by the Royal Institute of British Architects to record Dawber's presidency. However, Dawber rejected the finished work, objecting to Kelly's treatment of the hands which, he said, 'looked like a pound of sausages'.
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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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