Portrait of Basil John Mason
Date
1967
Sitter
Basil John Mason (1923 - 2015) , Physicist
Creator
Godfrey Argent (1937 - 2006, British) , Photographer
Object type
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Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 205mm
width (print): 155mm
width (print): 155mm
Subject
Description
Seated portrait of Basil John Mason, inclined to the left as viewed, looking out at the camera. Dressed in a black suit and tie, and white shirt.
Signed and dated with the photographer’s signature in the bottom right-hand corner of the print. Verso inscription: ‘COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY BY/ GODFREY ARGENT/ 49, Queen’s Gate,/ London. S.W.7. [….] photograph received 17.5.68’.
Sir Basil John Mason (1923-2015), British physicist and meteorologist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1965 and served as its Treasurer between 1976-1986. He was awarded the Society’s Rutherford Award, 1990, and Royal Medal, 1991.
Signed and dated with the photographer’s signature in the bottom right-hand corner of the print. Verso inscription: ‘COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY BY/ GODFREY ARGENT/ 49, Queen’s Gate,/ London. S.W.7. [….] photograph received 17.5.68’.
Sir Basil John Mason (1923-2015), British physicist and meteorologist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1965 and served as its Treasurer between 1976-1986. He was awarded the Society’s Rutherford Award, 1990, and Royal Medal, 1991.
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