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PAST EXHIBITION ARCHIVE
One hundred years ago
Room 31
8 February - 15 June 2005
Reginald John ('Rex') Whistler
by Howard Coster,
1936
NPG x12292
Joan Morgan
by Bassano, 1924
NPG x83408
Dame Elizabeth Kathleen Lane
by Baron Studios, 10 November 1965
NPG x125396
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Over 150 artist and subjects
represented in the National Portrait Gallery were born in 1905.
This display of photographs and that in the nearby showcase celebrates
ten of these. This selection highlights personalities from a
cross-section of society ranging from literature to law, music
to the movies.
Rex Whistler (1905-1944)
Artist, illustrator and designer for theatre and ballet. Known
for his murals in the Tate Gallery restaurant and at Plas Newyd.
By Howard Coster, 1936 (x12292)
Emlyn Williams (1905-1987)
Welsh-born playwright and actor. Best known for his thriller
Night Must Fall (1935) and The Corn is Green (1936).
Also celebrated for his readings from the works of Charles Dickens.
By John Gay, 1949 (x126539)
Sir Michael Tippett (1905-1998)
London-born composer whose oratorio A Child of our Time
(1941) brought him wide acclaim. Had subsequent success with
the operas Midsummer Marriage (1952) and King Priam
(1958). Knighted in 1966 and awarded the Order of Merit in 1986.
By Cecil Beaton, 1944 (x14220)
Leslie Mitchell (1905-1985)
Edinburgh born actor and television broadcaster. Brought up by
novelist W J Locke. After acting for ten years began his broadcasting
career in 1934 and became the first male announcer in television
in 1936. Later took part in the launch of commercial television
in 1955.
By Baron Studios, 1950 (x75822)
Margery Sharp (1905-1991)
Novelist. Known for her clever plots and humour. Wrote for adults
and children, publishing more than 40 books, including the well-known
'Rescuers' series.
By Howard Coster, 1939, (x125020)
Joan Morgan (1905-2004)
The daughter of the director Sidney Morgan. First appeared
on stage as a child actress. Later became a leading silent screen
star and appeared in 31 films between 1914 and 1931, including
The Mayor of Casterbridge (1921), directed by her father.
Also a scriptwriter and novelist.
By Bassano, 22 September 1924 (x83408)
Elisabeth Vellacott (1905-2002)
Artist. Trained at the Royal College of Art and best known for
her landscape studies.
Also known for designs for fabrics and the theatre.
By Ramsey & Muspratt, 1934 (x31091)
Helen Muspratt of the female photographic partnership, Ramsey
& Muspratt, was also born in 1905 and died in 2001.
Dame Elizabeth Lane (1905-1988)
In 1965 became the first woman to be appointed a High Court Judge
and worked in the Family Division. Began her legal career. Created
a DBE in 1965.
By Baron Studios, 10 November 1965 (x125396)
Further portraits of and by people
born in 1905 can be seen in the IT Gallery or on this website.
These include portraits of Jean
Forbes Robertson, H
E Bates, Anthony
Powell, Hastings
Banda, Greta
Garbo and Jean-Paul
Sartre and works by photographers William
MacQuitty and Barbara
Ker- Seymer.
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