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Photographs: PH1566
Title
Gladys Cooper with Joan
Subject
Artist
Rotary Photographic Co Ltd (London, England)
Dimensions
height: 8.7cm
width: 13.4cm
width: 13.4cm
Inscription/signature
"Gladys Cooper / ROTARY PHOTO / B.172-6." (printed on front)
Provenance
Presented by Nick Bayly and his sister Victoria Hartley, June 2023.
Other number
E0139
Black and white bromide photographic postcard depicting Dame Gladys Cooper, seemingly not in character, with her daughter Joan Buckmaster. Gladys wears a white shirt and black and white stripy hat and Joan wears a white dress. Gladys and Joan are in an embrace, they are sitting on a soft plush chair with dark woven trim, and they both look at the camera.
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.
