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WA Jowitt later Earl Jowitt
Presented by Francis Howard through the National Loan Exhibitions Committee 1914
actions: postures and motions
adults
arms folded
clothing and personal items
crime and punishment
individuals: male
Jowitt, William Allen, Earl
lawyer
man
named individuals
objects
people
politician, Lord Chancellor
portraits
public service
sitting
suit
work and occupations
<p>McEvoy studied at the Slade School with Orpen and Augustus John, and had the reputation for a fine technical skill in oils, learnt from study with Whistler. There is a contrast between his earlier, solidly painted portraits, and his later blurred and sketchy handling of paint. The portrait of W A Jowitt (1885-1957) is at a mid point between these styles. Jowitt was then a young barrister, and later became Lord Chancellor under Atlee’s 1945 Government. He was also Chairman of the Trustees of the Tate Gallery.</p><p><em>Gallery label, July 2008</em></p>
painting oil paint canvas
W.A. Jowitt, later Earl Jowitt
support: 1283 × 1022 mm
Presented by Francis Howard through the National Loan Exhibitions Committee 1914
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<span class="text7">McEvoy studied at the Slade School with Orpen and      Augustus John, and had the reputation for a fine technical skill in oils,      learnt from study with Whistler. There is a </span><span class="text14">contrast      between his earlier, solidly painted</span><span class="text7"> </span><span class="text15"><a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/p/portrait" title="Glossary definition for 'Portrait'"><span>portraits</span></a>, and his later blurred and sketchy</span><span class="text7"> </span><span class="text16">handling of paint. The portrait      of W A Jowitt</span><span class="text7"> </span><span class="text16">(1885-1957)      is at a mid point between these</span><span class="text7"> styles. Jowitt      was then a young barrister, and later became Lord Chancellor under      Atlee’s 1945 Government. He was also </span><span class="text14">Chairman      of the Trustees of the Tate Gallery. </span>
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<p><b>N02999</b> W. A. JOWITT, LATER EARL JOWITT 1912</p>
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<p>Inscr. ‘McEvoy’ b.r.
<br/>Canvas, 50 1/2×40 1/4 (128·5×102·5).
<br/>Presented by Francis Howard through the National Loan Exhibitions Committee 1914.
<br/><i>Exh:</i> National Portrait Society, 1914 (75); International Society, autumn 1914 (among works purchased for presentation to the Tate); R.A., <i>Late Members</i>, winter 1928 (543).
<br/><i>Lit.:</i> Johnson, 1919, I, p.3, repr. pl.26; ‘Wigs’, 1923, pp.16 and 63, as painted in 1912, repr. pl.21.
<br/><i>Repr:</i> Gleadowe, 1924, pl.11.</p>
<p>William Allen Jowitt, 1st Earl Jowitt, was a leading lawyer and politician. Born 15 April 1885, he was educated at Marlborough, New College, Oxford, and the Middle Temple; he took silk in 1922. In 1929 he left the Liberal Party and became Attorney-General under Ramsay Macdonald until 1931. Between 1940 and 1945 he held various government offices and on the Labour victory of 1945 he became Lord Chancellor, a post he retained until the fall of the Labour Government in 1951; he was Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords from 1952 until 1955. A Trustee of the Tate Gallery 1947–53, he served as Chairman 1951–3. He died on 16 August 1957.</p>
<p>Another <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/p/portrait" title="Glossary definition for 'Portrait'"><span>portrait</span></a> by McEvoy of Lord Jowitt was exhibited at the Leicester Galleries, May–June 1927 (59), as painted in 1913.</p>
<p><b>Published in:</b>
<br/>Mary Chamot, Dennis Farr and Martin Butlin, <i>The Modern British Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture</i>, London 1964, II
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2004-10-05T00:00:00
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actions: postures and motions adults arms folded clothing and personal items crime and punishment individuals: male Jowitt, William Allen, Earl lawyer man named individuals objects people politician, Lord Chancellor portraits public service sitting suit work and occupations