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After Hitler’s accession to the German Chancellorship in 1933, the renowned German-Jewish physicist Albert Einstein, who was on a lecture tour in the USA, was unable to return to Germany and spent some months in Europe. He came to England in June and held lectures in Oxford and Glasgow, also meeting Winston Churchill. In September, Einstein spent three weeks at a secluded army camp near Cromer, Norfolk, at the invitation of Oliver Locker-Lampson, MP. During this period, he also sat to Epstein for two hours each morning. Einstein left to take up a professorship at Princeton in October, before the bust was completed.

Ben Uri Gallery & Museum

London

Title

Albert Einstein (1879–1955)

Date

1933

Medium

bronze

Measurements

H 45 x W (?) x D (?) cm

Accession number

2022-08

Acquisition method

on loan to the Ben Uri Collection

Work type

Bust

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