Portrait of John Warcup Cornforth
Date
1975
Sitter
John Warcup Cornforth (1917 - 2013, Australian) , Knight Chemist, Chemist
Creator
Godfrey Argent (1937 - 2006, British) , Photographer
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Dimensions
height (print): 210mm
width (print): 155mm
width (print): 155mm
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Description
Head and shoulders portrait of John Warcup Cornforth looking directly to viewer. He is dressed in a mid-tone suit jacket, white shirt and tie.
Signed by the artist ‘Argent’ on front mount. Inscribed on verso ‘CORNFORTH, John Warcup FRS. 1953 Box 3 (2). Received Dec 1975.’ Stamped ‘The Royal Society of London. PHOTOGRAPHED BY GODFREY ARGENT, 33 QUEEN’S GATE GARDENS, LONDON, SW7 5RR. TEL: 01-584 0269. The Identification number of this print is GA 6692 34.’
Sir John Warcup Cornforth (1917-2013), Australian chemist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1953.
Signed by the artist ‘Argent’ on front mount. Inscribed on verso ‘CORNFORTH, John Warcup FRS. 1953 Box 3 (2). Received Dec 1975.’ Stamped ‘The Royal Society of London. PHOTOGRAPHED BY GODFREY ARGENT, 33 QUEEN’S GATE GARDENS, LONDON, SW7 5RR. TEL: 01-584 0269. The Identification number of this print is GA 6692 34.’
Sir John Warcup Cornforth (1917-2013), Australian chemist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1953.
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