![George Caddy, c. 1942](/archive/images/exhibitions/2008/jitterbug/12jan2009/lg/1943_betty_york.jpg)
George Caddy, c. 1942
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This portrait of George Caddy’s fiancée, Betty York, is posed to display her engagement ring. It is one of only two soft-focus images taken by George. The other is of Betty’s sister, Hazel. He was either a romantic, or aware that razor-sharp photographs are not always appreciated by the sitter. George and Betty married on 14 September 1943, with Betty two weeks shy of her nineteenth birthday.