Jennie Lee, Independent Socialist Candidate, Bristol Central By-election
About this artwork
This photograph, taken for an American news magazine, shows the campaign headquarters of the socialist politician, Jennie Lee (1904-1988). Born in Lochgelly in Fife, Lee became the youngest ever woman elected to Westminster in 1929 when she won the north Lanark by-election for labour. An ardent supporter of the Soviet Union and energetic campaigner, Lee stood in Bristol Central in 1943 as an independent candidate in support of a two-front war. She lost the election to the government's candidate, Lady Viola Apsley, whose pro-Churchill campaign was described by the press as 'a monument of decorum'.
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artist:Robert Capa (1913 - 1954) American
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title:Jennie Lee, Independent Socialist Candidate, Bristol Central By-election
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date created:1943
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materials:Gelatin silver print
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measurements:20.30 x 24.80 cm
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credit line:Purchased 1999
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accession number:PGP 253.1
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Robert Capa
Robert Capa
The Hungarian born photojournalist Robert Capa, shot to public prominence in the mid-1930s with photographs from the front lines of the Spanish Civil War. Circulated widely across western Europe and America in the new illustrated press, Capa's dramatic and engaging imagery transformed war reporting...