Russell Westwood, The Librarian, Sidney Hutchison at his desk, 1953., March 1953.
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The Librarian, Sidney Hutchison at his desk, 1953., March 1953
Russell Westwood (1911 - 1982)
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The Librarian, Sidney Hutchison at his desk. Hutchison was Librarian from 1948 to1968. Photographed by Russell Westwood for a feature on the Royal Academy of Arts, published in Illustrated May 2nd and May 9th 1953.
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