The Chucker-Out
Allan Gordon Chappelow (1919 - 2006)
Category
Photographs
Date
1950
Materials
Paper, wood and glass
Measurements
17.625 ins (h)13.25 ins (w)
Place of origin
Ayot Saint Lawrence
Order this imageCollection
Shaw's Corner, Hertfordshire
NT 1274637.2
Summary
A photograph of Shaw aged 94 in July 1950, by Allan G. Chappelow. This copy was donated by Alice Laden (Shaw’s housekeeper) in 1980.Shaw stands on path at left of veranda, left foot on step, stick in right hand, looking fiercely ahead. Chappelow published this photograph of Shaw in his book Shaw the Villager and Human Being (1961), where he claimed it was “the last action photograph of Bernard Shaw”. Handwritten in black on mount below photo; at left "Photograph by;" and at right "Allan G. Chappelow." In centre; " "THE CHUCKER-OUT" / (Shaw's own Title) / G.B.S. - July 1950 - AET 94." Black wood frame, white mount, glazed.
Provenance
Bequest of Alice Laden (Shaw's last housekeeper), 1980.
Marks and inscriptions
Handwritten in black on mount below photo; "photo by / Allan G Chappelow / "THE CHUCKER-OUT" / G.B.S. - JULY 1950 - AET 94"
Makers and roles
Allan Gordon Chappelow (1919 - 2006), photographer