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Sasha (Alexander Stewart)

(1892-1953), Photographer

Artist 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.

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John Galsworthy, by Sasha (Alexander Stewart) - NPG x28345

John Galsworthy

by Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
bromide print, July 1927
NPG x28345

Edmund Gwenn, by Sasha (Alexander Stewart) - NPG x28347

Edmund Gwenn

by Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
bromide print, 28 September 1927
NPG x28347

Robert Hale (John Robert Hale-Munro), by Sasha (Alexander Stewart) - NPG x28348

Robert Hale (John Robert Hale-Munro)

by Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
bromide print, 16 August 1927
NPG x28348

Yvonne Arnaud, by Sasha (Alexander Stewart) - NPG x17036

Yvonne Arnaud

by Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
bromide print, 6 December 1928
NPG x17036

Leslie Banks, by Sasha (Alexander Stewart) - NPG x28323

Leslie Banks

by Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
bromide print, April 1928
NPG x28323

Frank Cellier, by Sasha (Alexander Stewart) - NPG x28328

Frank Cellier

by Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
bromide print, 25 September 1928
NPG x28328

Dorothy Dickson, by Sasha (Alexander Stewart) - NPG x28336

Dorothy Dickson

by Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
bromide print, 26 March 1928
NPG x28336

Frances Doble (Lady Lindsay-Hogg), by Sasha (Alexander Stewart) - NPG x28337

Frances Doble (Lady Lindsay-Hogg)

by Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
bromide print, 8 March 1928
NPG x28337

John Drinkwater, by Sasha (Alexander Stewart) - NPG x28338

John Drinkwater

by Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
bromide print, June 1928
NPG x28338

Edward Laurillard, by Sasha (Alexander Stewart) - NPG x28350

Edward Laurillard

by Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
bromide print, March 1928
NPG x28350

Ralph Lynn in 'Plunder', by Sasha (Alexander Stewart) - NPG x28352

Ralph Lynn in 'Plunder'

by Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
bromide print, 18 September 1928
NPG x28352

P.G. Wodehouse, by Sasha (Alexander Stewart) - NPG x28355

P.G. Wodehouse

by Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
bromide print, October 1928
NPG x28355

Anita Loos, by Sasha (Alexander Stewart) - NPG x4076

Anita Loos

by Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
vintage print, June 1928
NPG x4076

Raymond Massey, by Sasha (Alexander Stewart) - NPG x28353

Raymond Massey

by Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
bromide print, 14 May 1928
NPG x28353

Leslie Howard, by Sasha (Alexander Stewart) - NPG x200118

Leslie Howard

by Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
bromide print, 1928
NPG x200118

Laurence Olivier, by Sasha (Alexander Stewart) - NPG x45063

Laurence Olivier

by Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
modern bromide print from original negative, 1929
NPG x45063

Dame Peggy Ashcroft, by Sasha (Alexander Stewart) - NPG x45960

Dame Peggy Ashcroft

by Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
bromide print, 7 November 1929
NPG x45960

Fay Compton, by Sasha (Alexander Stewart) - NPG x28329

Fay Compton

by Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
bromide print, September 1929
NPG x28329

Anita Elson, by Sasha (Alexander Stewart) - NPG x28342

Anita Elson

by Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
bromide print, 1929
NPG x28342

Marie Löhr (Lohr), by Sasha (Alexander Stewart) - NPG x28351

Marie Löhr (Lohr)

by Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
bromide print, 21 February 1929
NPG x28351

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