Winifred Radford
1 portrait
Winifred Radford
by Meredith Frampton
oil on canvas, 1921
35 1/8 x 29 3/8 in. (892 x 746 mm)
Purchased, 1997
Primary Collection
NPG 6397
Sitter
Winifred Radford (1901-1993), Singer and teacher of singing. Sitter in 28 portraits.
Artist
Meredith Frampton (1894-1984). Artist of 4 portraits, Sitter in 3 portraits.
This portrait
Well known as a singer in the pre-war years, Winifred Radford sang at the first ever Glyndebourne Festival, gave lieder recitals for the BBC, toured with the Intimate Opera Company and gave regular recitals at the National Gallery during the Second World War. After the war she studied with Pierre Bernac and became a specialist in French song, premiering some Poulenc songs in Britain. She was an admired teacher of singing at the Guildhall School from 1955-71. This portrait was commissioned by her husband, Captain Douglas Illingworth, a friend of Frampton, and painted while she was still a student. The landscape and the caged bird were inventions on the part of the artist.
Related works
NPG x88968: Winifred Radford; Meredith Frampton (includes the portrait)
NPG x88970: Winifred Radford (appears within the portrait)
Linked publications
Gibson, Robin, Painting The Century: 101 Portrait Masterpieces 1900-2000, 2000 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 26 October 2000 - 4 February 2001), p. 97
Ribeiro, Aileen, The Gallery of Fashion, 2000, p. 214
Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 510
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