John Maynard Keynes & Lydia Lopokova (exhibited 1932). William Roberts (British, 1895&n
John Maynard Keynes & Lydia Lopokova (exhibited 1932). William Roberts (British, 1895–1980). Oil on canvas. National Portrait Gallery, London.Keynes’ (1883-1946) General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money (1936) led to the establishment of “Keynsian economics.” After WW II, Keynes played a leading part in founding the International Monetary Fund and the International Bank.Ballerina Lopokova (Russian, 1892-1981), one of Diaghilev’s principal dancers, made her London debut in 1919 in Massine’s La Boutique Fantasque. She and Keynes were married in 1925. -- source link
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