Serves as a trustee of the Tate Gallery in London from 1948 to 1954; other accounts say he became a member of its board in 1949.
September 1950
First visit to Venice
He visits Venice for the first time in September 1950. Later, having gained several patrons in Italy through his portraits, he spends his summers working in his own Venice studio.
1951
Retrospective at the Institute of Contemporary Arts
A major retrospective of his work is held at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London. The same year he is commissioned to produce a large work for the Festival of Britain.
1952
Exhibition in the British Pavilion at the Venice Biennale
Exhibits in the British Pavilion at the Venice Biennale alongside Edward Wadsworth and the New Aspects of British Sculpture Group.
![Study for "Mantis" [recto], Graham Sutherland, 1950](https://api.nga.gov/iiif/9c0c8736-f818-4126-b2eb-4ed3ff8d1ac5/full/!1600,1600/0/default.jpg)
![Scenes from the Passion of Christ: The Descent into Limbo [right panel], Andrea Vanni, 1380s](https://api.nga.gov/iiif/4205a539-eadd-4486-89a7-3cff9c1ba428/full/!2400,2400/0/default.jpg)
