Paul Munro Gunn and family
20 of 104 portraits by Paul Laib
The de Laszlo Collection of Paul Laib Negatives, Witt Library, The Courtauld Institute of Art, London © The de Laszlo Foundation
Paul Munro Gunn and family
by Paul Laib
whole-plate film negative, circa 1966
Given by Royal Society of Portrait Painters, 1974
Photographs Collection
NPG x137741
Sittersback to top
- Miranda Rosalind Gunn (née Burke), Wife of Paul Munro Gunn; daughter of Sir Aubrey Francis Burke. Sitter in 13 portraits. Identify
- Munro James Gunn (1966-), Son of Paul Munro Gunn. Sitter associated with 12 portraits. Identify
- Pauline Miranda Gunn (1964-), Daughter of Paul Munro Gunn. Sitter associated with 13 portraits. Identify
- Paul Munro Gunn (1934-), Artist; son of Sir James Gunn. Sitter in 15 portraits. Identify
Artistback to top
- Paul Laib (1869-1958), Fine Art Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 104 portraits.
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1966back to top
Current affairs
The English football team wins against West Germany at the World Cup Final in Wembley.144 people, including 116 children, die in the Aberfan disaster when a colliery waste tip slides down a mountain in Wales.
Ian Brady and Myra Hindley are sentence to life imprisonment for the brutal Moors Murders.
Art and science
Tom Stoppard's first play Rosencrantz and Gildenstern are Dead premiers. This absurdist play uses two minor characters from Hamlet to explore the existential themes of free will versus determinism and the futility of language.Seamus Heany publishes his first volume of poems, Death of a Naturalist.
International
The Cultural Revolution is launched in China in order to bring Chinese culture and society in line with communist ideals. It was also, however, an attempt by Mao Zedong to regain control of the country after the mistakes of the Great Leap Forward.Archbishop of Canterbury, Arthur Michael Ramsey meets Pope Paul VI, the first official meeting between the Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches for 400 years.
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