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Dorothy Wilding (Dorothy Frances Edith Wilding) 
Dorothy Wilding (Dorothy Frances Edith Wilding)
London, United Kingdom
Dorothy Frances Edith Wilding (1893-1976),was an English professional portrait photographer from Gloucester, who established successful studios in both London and New York. was a prolific photographer associated with 2177 portraits in The National Portrait Gallery, St Martin’s Place, London, WC2H 0HE Copies of Wilding's portrait of the newly ascended Elizabeth II were sent to embassies worldwide. It was used for a series of definitive postage stamps of Great Britain used between 1952 and 1967
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Besides members of the Royal family, Wilding photographed many famous people, including filmstars and celebrities of the 1920s and 1930s.[1] Her sitters included: Noël Coward, Jessie Matthews, Diana Wynyard, Harriet Cohen, Cecil Beaton, Vivien Leigh, George Bernard Shaw, Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Anna May Wong, Aldous Huxley, Dame Gladys Cooper, Tallulah Bankhead, Helen Wills Moody, Raymond Massey, Maurice Chevalier, Nancy Astor, Diana Wynyard, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Barbara Hutton. In her New York studio she photographed Fannie Hurst and Gertrude Lawrence at the time of her appearance in Pygmalion. In the 1940s and 1950s her subjects included Dame Barbara Cartland, Ralph Hancock. Dame Daphne du Maurier, Sir John Gielgud, Sir Norman Hartnell, Harry Belafonte, Louis Jourdan, Yehudi Menuhin, Somerset Maugham, Yul Brynner and Claire Bloom. Wilding is also known for her pictorial style nude photographs which include the dancer Jacqes Cartier and the artist's model Rhoda Beasley, photogra
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London, United Kingdom
Dorothy Frances Edith Wilding (1893-1976),was an English professional portrait photographer from Gloucester, who established successful studios in both London and New York. was a prolific photographer associated with 2177 portraits in The National Portrait Gallery, St Martin’s Place, London, WC2H 0HE Copies of Wilding's portrait of the newly ascended Elizabeth II were sent to embassies worldwide. It was used for a series of definitive postage stamps of Great Britain used between 1952 and 1967
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Besides members of the Royal family, Wilding photographed many famous people, including filmstars and celebrities of the 1920s and 1930s.[1] Her sitters included: Noël Coward, Jessie Matthews, Diana Wynyard, Harriet Cohen, Cecil Beaton, Vivien Leigh, George Bernard Shaw, Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Anna May Wong, Aldous Huxley, Dame Gladys Cooper, Tallulah Bankhead, Helen Wills Moody, Raymond Massey, Maurice Chevalier, Nancy Astor, Diana Wynyard, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Barbara Hutton. In her New York studio she photographed Fannie Hurst and Gertrude Lawrence at the time of her appearance in Pygmalion. In the 1940s and 1950s her subjects included Dame Barbara Cartland, Ralph Hancock. Dame Daphne du Maurier, Sir John Gielgud, Sir Norman Hartnell, Harry Belafonte, Louis Jourdan, Yehudi Menuhin, Somerset Maugham, Yul Brynner and Claire Bloom. Wilding is also known for her pictorial style nude photographs which include the dancer Jacqes Cartier and the artist's model Rhoda Beasley, photogra
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◄ Jo Leath ⊙3
[P7.2022.06] 06/02/2022
Honouring now to ensure her life and career and impact on the world are not forgotten.
[P7.2022.06] 06/02/2022
Honouring now to ensure her life and career and impact on the world are not forgotten.