Germaine Kanova
(born 1902), Photographer; mentor of Dorothy BohmArtist of 1 portrait
Germaine Kahn (also known as Kahnova) worked in London photographing actors, politicians and writers during and around the time of the Second World War. She also worked as a war photographer and was decorated by the French government for her work with the French Resistance.
Irene Vanbrugh as Catherine of Braganza
by Germaine Kanova
bromide print, 1940
NPG P300
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N C Granby
19 June 2022, 16:04
I found a photo by Kanova of my late mother, taken around 1930's/40's, if at all useful.