Kenneth Clark, Baron Clark; Queen Elizabeth II; Anthony Blunt
18 of 29 portraits of Kenneth Clark, Baron Clark
Kenneth Clark, Baron Clark; Queen Elizabeth II; Anthony Blunt
by Press Association Photos
vintage print, 19 February 1959
10 1/8 in. x 8 in. (256 mm x 203 mm) image size
Transferred from Evening Standard Library, before 1983
Photographs Collection
NPG x137496
Sittersback to top
- Anthony Frederick Blunt (1907-1983), Art historian and Soviet spy. Sitter in 7 portraits. Identify
- Kenneth Clark, Baron Clark (1903-1983), Art historian and museum director. Sitter in 29 portraits, Artist or producer of 1 portrait. Identify
- Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022), Reigned 1952-2022. Sitter associated with 972 portraits. Identify
Artistback to top
- Press Association Photos, Photographers. Artist or producer associated with 33 portraits.
This portraitback to top
Blunt is shown here giving the Queen a tour of the Courtauld Institute, of which he was director from 1947-74.
Placesback to top
- Place made and portrayed: United Kingdom: England, London (Courtauld Institute of Art, London)
Linked displays and exhibitionsback to top
- Photograph of the Month: July 2013 (1 July 2013 - 27 July 2013)
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Events of 1959back to top
Current affairs
Harold Macmillan wins the general election with an increased majority, returning to office as Conservative prime minister. The victory was the result of perceived economic improvement under the Conservative government, and his (misquoted) boast: 'you've never had it so good.' During his premiership he earned the nickname 'Supermac', coined by cartoonist, Victor 'Vicky' Weisz.Art and science
Claudia Jones organises the first West Indian-style carnival in the country, starting the tradition of the annual Notting Hill carnival. The event was a response to the race riots of 1958, and an attempt to celebrate West Indian culture and help overcome racial prejudice by giving the whole community the opportunity to join in the event.International
Fidel Castro becomes leader of Cuba. After defeating the American-backed Batista government, Castro's revolutionary army arrived in Havana on 8th January where Castro proclaimed himself Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. Within a month, Prime Minister José Miró Cardona had resigned, and Castro took over.In Tibet, an uprising against Chinese rule is brutally crushed, and the Dalai Lama flees to India, beginning his long exile.
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