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Photographs: PH1556
Title
Gladys Cooper and her son John Buckmaster
Subject
Artist
Rotary Photographic Co Ltd (London, England)Martin, Rita
Dimensions
height: 13.9cm
width: 8.8cm
width: 8.8cm
Inscription/signature
"Gladys Cooper / RITA MARTIN / S.59-3. / ROTARY PHOTO" (printed on front)
Provenance
Presented by Nick Bayly and his sister Victoria Hartley, June 2023.
Other number
E0139
Hand-coloured bromide photographic postcard depicting Dame Gladys Cooper, seemingly not in character, with her son John Buckmaster. Gladys wears a dark green dress with dark brown tassles and trim, a white beaded necklace, and looks down at John. John wears a grey knitted jumper and grey trousers and he looks up to Gladys. There is a white border of imprinted flowers.
The reverse has no message.
Gladys Cooper (1888-1971) was a celebrated actress of the stage and screen, with a career spanning seven decades. She was renowned for her beauty; she became a photographic model in the early 1900s and was famous for her appearance on many picture postcards of the time. Postcards were cheap and reliable and were bought not just to send messages but to keep as souvenirs.
The reverse has no message.
Gladys Cooper (1888-1971) was a celebrated actress of the stage and screen, with a career spanning seven decades. She was renowned for her beauty; she became a photographic model in the early 1900s and was famous for her appearance on many picture postcards of the time. Postcards were cheap and reliable and were bought not just to send messages but to keep as souvenirs.
