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Half-length portrait of a seated Alec Bangham, dressed in a brown suit, white shirt and a red, white and blue cravat. The scientist and 'father of liposomes' wears a beard and spectacles. He is seated, the right arm leaning against the back of his chair, the left hand gripping the desktop in front of him. The background detail of bookshelves and desk includes several items of particular significance to Bangham’s working and family life. Immediately behind the sitter’s head is a large print (by Alec Bangham) of a plate showing negative staining of phospholipids originally published in the 'Journal of Molecular Biology' in 1964. The bookshelves contain three family photographs: of Bangham’s wife, Rosalind (lower left); his grandson Alexander (centre, pinned at an angle); and Daniel Bangham, the sitter’s youngest son (upper right).
The Royal Society
London
Title
Alec Bangham (1921–2010)
Date
1985
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 76 x W 66 cm
Accession number
RS.9630
Acquisition method
presented by the sitter, 2004
Work type
Painting
