Dame Edith Sitwell

1 portrait on display at Museo di Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Trento, Italy, in the exhibition 'Un altro tempo. Vite nell'arte'

Dame Edith Sitwell

by Cecil Beaton
vintage bromide print, 1927
8 7/8 in. x 6 7/8 in. (225 mm x 176 mm)
Given by Sir (Alan Charles) Laurence Whistler, 1977
Primary Collection
NPG P867

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Sitterback to top

Dame Edith Sitwell (1887-1964), Poet. Sitter associated with 52 portraits.

Artistback to top

Cecil Beaton (1904-1980), Photographer, designer and writer. Artist associated with 1051 portraits, Sitter associated with 314 portraits.

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Rogers, Malcolm, Camera Portraits, 1989 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 20 October 1989 - 21 January 1990), p. 201
Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 567