Identity area
Reference code
RAD/2/BED/6/25
Title
Photograph of Phyllis Bedells in Clair de Lune at the Coliseum Theatre, 1926
Date(s)
- 1926 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 vintage photographic print
10 1/4 in. x 12 3/4 in. (262 mm x 315 mm)
Context area
Name of creator
(1892 - 1953)
Biographical history
A professional photographer from 1914, he established a studio at 9 Hart Street, Bloomsbury in the early 1920s and later at 7 Suffolk Street, Pall Mall. Sasha's stage, theatre and society portraits were published regularly in magazines such as The Tatler and The Sketch. He continued working until the early 1950s from his last studio at 22 Panton Street, Leicester Square.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Head and shoulders portrait in costume. The name of the photographer is signed on the bottom right corner of the image. The name of the production, venue and date is handwritten on the reverse.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
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Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Box no. 7
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Photo torn across top edge
Alternative identifier(s)
RAD Archive no.
BED.24
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Bedells, Phyllis (Subject)