GB Shaw statue
George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)
Category
Photographs
Date
Unknown
Materials
Photographic print
Collection
Shaw's Corner, Hertfordshire
NT 1715293.9
Summary
Paul Troubetzkoy's sitting full body statue of GB Shaw at the base of the shot in front of a garden path at Shaw's Corner, looking onto the statues back and side. Also visible is the shadow of the house. White border to print. One of a series where Shaw appears to be experimenting with perspective/light using the statue. Marks from negative visible on print. See also, SHAW PHOTOGRAPHS/1/1/127; 139-140; 2/13/1.
Provenance
The Shaw Collection. The house and contents were bequeathed to the National Trust by George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) together with George Bernard Shaw's photographic archive.
Makers and roles
George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)