Clement Richard Attlee, 1st Earl Attlee (1883-1967)

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: Downing Street

This is a study for the life-size statue of Prime Minister Clement Attlee, commissioned for the Members' Lobby of the House of Commons. Attlee first joined the Independent Labour Party in 1908 before serving overseas in the First World War. He became an MP in 1922, and eventually Labour leader in 1935. Attlee served in Churchill's war coalition as Lord Privy Seal, Deputy Prime Minister, and Secretary of State for the Dominions.

In 1945 Attlee's Labour Party came to power. His government is remembered for its socio-economic policies, significantly the establishment of the National Health Service. Attlee also witnessed the formation of NATO and Indian national independence. After his defeat in 1951, he remained leader until 1955, when he was made an earl and entered the House of Lords.

People

Clement Richard, 1st Earl Attlee Attlee (1883 - 1967)

Places

Subjects

male portrait, man, Earl, Leader of the Labour Party, Prime Minister

Materials & Techniques

bust (as object name), plaster bust, plaster

Artist

Ivor Roberts-Jones (1913 - 1996)

Title

Clement Richard Attlee, 1st Earl Attlee (1883-1967)

Edition

unique

Date

c.1970

Medium

Plaster bust with black-green patina

Dimensions

height: 17.50 cm, depth: 10.00 cm, width: 7.50 cm

Acquisition

Purchased from Christie's, 24 November 2005

Inscription

none

Provenance

The artist's studio; Christie's South Kensington 24 November 2005 - Artist's Studio Sale - (Lot 39)

GAC number

18058