Portrait of John Adams
Date
ca.1963
Sitter
John Bertram Adams (1920 - 1984) , Physicist
Creator
Walter Bird (1903 - 1969, British) , Photographer
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Material
Dimensions
height (print): 210mm
width (print): 155mm
width (print): 155mm
Subject
Description
Half length portrait of John Bertram Adams inclined to the right as viewed and looking off to the left, his hands are clasped in front of him. He is dressed in a dark suit jacket, striped tie, and white shirt, and is wearing a watch on his right wrist.
Inscribed with photographer’s signature in white ink ‘Walter Bird’ lower left-hand corner.
Sir John Bertram Adams (1920-1984) British physicist and scientific administrator, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1963.
Inscribed with photographer’s signature in white ink ‘Walter Bird’ lower left-hand corner.
Sir John Bertram Adams (1920-1984) British physicist and scientific administrator, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1963.
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