Group including Phyllis, Lady Nichols; Tina Meller and Lady Ottoline Morrell
10 of 13 portraits of Phyllis (née Spender-Clay), Lady Nichols
Group including Phyllis, Lady Nichols; Tina Meller and Lady Ottoline Morrell
possibly by Philip Edward Morrell
vintage snapshot print, July 1929
2 3/4 in. x 3 7/8 in. (70 mm x 98 mm) image size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Dame Helen Gardner Bequest, 2003
Photographs Collection
NPG Ax143003
Sittersback to top
- Tina Meller (née Agustina Marqués López), Singer and dancer; sister of Raquel Meller; wife of Manuel de Izarduy. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
- Lady Ottoline Morrell (1873-1938), Patron of the arts; half-sister of 6th Duke of Portland; wife of Philip Edward Morrell. Sitter associated with 600 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 1716 portraits. Identify
- Phyllis (née Spender-Clay), Lady Nichols (1905-1972), Wife of Sir Philip Bouverie Bowyer Nichols. Sitter in 13 portraits. Identify
- Julian Vinogradoff (née Morrell) (1906-1989), Former wife of Sir Victor Goodman, and later wife of Igor Vinogradoff; daughter of Lady Ottoline Morrell. Sitter associated with 411 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 8 portraits. Identify
Artistback to top
- Philip Edward Morrell (1870-1943), Politician; husband of Lady Ottoline Morrell. Artist or producer associated with 339 portraits, Sitter associated with 191 portraits.
Placesback to top
- Place made and portrayed: United Kingdom: England, London (10 Gower Street Gardens, London)
Events of 1929back to top
Current affairs
The first election held under universal suffrage is a victory for Labour. Ramsay Macdonald returned for his second term as Prime Minster, and appointed Margaret Grace Bondfield as the first woman Cabinet Minister.Art and science
Two classic books about the First World War are published: All Quiet on the Western Front, by war veteran, Erich Maria Remarque, tells of the horrors of war and the returning German soldiers' feelings of detachment from civilian life; while Robert Grave's autobiography Goodbye to All That, aimed to describe the author's experiences of the war so that they 'need never be thought about again'.International
The 24th October 1929 becomes known as Black Thursday when the US Stock Exchange Collapses and millions are lost. The event was the start of the Wall Street Crash, which in turn contributed towards the Great Depression: a major international recession that lasted through most of the 1930s.Comments back to top
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