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H. Gordon Jackson, Master (1943–1950)

Sam Morse-Brown (1903–2001)

Birkbeck, University of London

H. Gordon Jackson, Master (1943–1950)

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H. Gordon Jackson, DSc, FZS, was Master of Birkbeck, 1943–1950, and carried out fire watch duties during the Second World War. The picture shows Gordon Jackson wearing his air raid warden outfit, with searchlights roaming the sky for enemy aircraft. Gordon Jackson was tragically killed in a motor accident in 1950.

Birkbeck, University of London

London

Title

H. Gordon Jackson, Master (1943–1950)

Date

1940s

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 75 x W 62.5 cm

Accession number

2

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

S Morse Brown

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Birkbeck, University of London

Malet Street, Bloomsbury, London, Greater London WC1E 7HX England

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Sam Morse-Brown

1903–2001

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