Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
(1892-1953), PhotographerArtist associated with 73 portraits
Alexander Stewart became a professional photographer from 1914, adopting the name 'Sasha'. In 1919 he married his first wife Leila Lewis (c1893-1939) and in the early 1920s established a studio at 9 Hart Street, Bloomsbury, before later opening a studio at 7 Suffolk Street, Pall Mall. In the following decades, Sasha's stage, theatre and society portraits were published regularly in magazines such as The Tatler and The Sketch. A great technical pioneer, Sasha is also remembered for the 'Sashalite' flashbulb which was manufactured by General Electric from 1929. Sasha continued working until the early 1950s, from his last studio at 22 Panton Street, Leicester Square.
by Sasha (Alexander Stewart), published by J. Beagles & Co
postcard print, 1920s
NPG x17035
by Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
bromide print, late 1920s
NPG x28327
by Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
bromide print, 1920s
NPG x28334
by Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
bromide print, 1920s
NPG x28335
by Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
bromide print, 1920s
NPG x28340
by Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
bromide print, 1920s
NPG x28341
by Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
bromide print, 1920s
NPG x28346
by Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
bromide print, mid 1920s
NPG x28349
by Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
bromide print, 1920s
NPG x29894
by Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
bromide print, 10 October 1922
NPG x28326
Dame Gladys Cooper as Peter Pan
by Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
bromide print, 1923
NPG x38392
by Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
bromide print, 19 March 1924
NPG x28331
Dame (Esmerelda) Cicely Courtneidge in 'Lido Lady'
by Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
bromide print, 27 May 1925
NPG x28330
by Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
bromide print, 1925
NPG x28339
by Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
modern bromide print, 1925
NPG x34574
by Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
bromide print, 1927
NPG x28332
by Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
bromide print, 24 June 1927
NPG x28333
by Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
bromide print, July 1927
NPG x28343
by Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
bromide print, 28 September 1927
NPG x28344
by Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
bromide print, July 1927
NPG x28345
by Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
bromide print, 28 September 1927
NPG x28347
Robert Hale (John Robert Hale-Munro)
by Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
bromide print, 16 August 1927
NPG x28348
by Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
bromide print, 6 December 1928
NPG x17036
by Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
bromide print, April 1928
NPG x28323
by Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
bromide print, 25 September 1928
NPG x28328
by Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
bromide print, 26 March 1928
NPG x28336
Frances Doble (Lady Lindsay-Hogg)
by Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
bromide print, 8 March 1928
NPG x28337
by Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
bromide print, June 1928
NPG x28338
by Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
bromide print, March 1928
NPG x28350
by Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
bromide print, 18 September 1928
NPG x28352
by Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
bromide print, October 1928
NPG x28355
by Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
vintage print, June 1928
NPG x4076
by Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
bromide print, 14 May 1928
NPG x28353
by Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
bromide print, 1928
NPG x200118
by Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
modern bromide print from original negative, 1929
NPG x45063
by Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
bromide print, 7 November 1929
NPG x45960
by Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
bromide print, September 1929
NPG x28329
by Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
bromide print, 1929
NPG x28342
by Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
bromide print, 21 February 1929
NPG x28351
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