Marie Charlotte Carmichael Stopes

Sitterback to top

• Marie Charlotte Carmichael Stopes (1880-1958), Palaeobotanist; pioneer and advocate of birth control. Sitter in 10 portraits.

Artistback to top

• Sir Gerald Kelly (1879-1972), Painter and President of the Royal Academy. Artist associated with 27 portraits, Sitter in 8 portraits.

This portraitback to top

Marie Stopes commissioned this portrait of herself from Sir Gerald Kelly whose work she greatly admired. She is depicted in her academic gowns of University College, London. The artist Sir Gerald Kelly pronounced the portrait 'strikingly like her'. He greatly admired Stopes, describing her as the 'most remarkable woman, whose fame will outlive so many'.

Linked publicationsback to top

• Audio Guide
• Birkett, Dea; Morris, Jan (foreword), Off the Beaten Track: Three Centuries of Women Travellers, 2004 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 7 July to 31 October 2004), p. 86
• Hart-Davis, Adam, Chain Reactions, 2000, p. 147
• Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 592

Linked displays and exhibitionsback to top

• Clear Vision: Brockhurst, Frampton and Kelly (Until 8 July 2007)
• Off the Beaten Track (7 July 2004 - 31 October 2004)

Subject/Themeback to top

• Portraits with Archive documents