Herbert Stanley Morrison, Baron Morrison of Lambeth Greetings Card

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Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Herbert Stanley Morrison, Baron Morrison of Lambeth NPG x135065

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Baron (Sterling Henry Nahum)

The effects of Morrison's punishing work schedule are visible in this pensive portrait of the politician taken by the society photographer Baron. By 1953, Morrison was less concerned about projecting a dynamic public image. Commentators began to note a lack of sprightliness in the famous quiff. Although recovered from the nearly fatal thrombosis he suffered in 1947, he endured a series of both professional and personal setbacks, including the death of his wife Margaret in July 1953 and a gradual retrenchment in his control of... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.

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