Ursula Margaret Owen; Dame Carmen Callil; Harriet Spicer
1 portrait by Raissa Page (Cleone Alexandra Page)
Ursula Margaret Owen; Dame Carmen Callil; Harriet Spicer
by Raissa Page (Cleone Alexandra Page), for Format Photographers
modern bromide print, early 1980s
11 in. x 13 5/8 in. (280 mm x 346 mm) image size
Purchased, 2009
Photographs Collection
NPG x133134
Sittersback to top
- Dame Carmen Callil (1938-2022), Writer and publisher; co-founder of Virago Press. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
- Ursula Margaret Owen (1937-), Co-founder and Managing Director, Virago Books; Editor and Chief Executive, Index on Censorship. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
- Harriet Spicer (1950-), Publisher. Sitter in 2 portraits. Identify
Artistsback to top
- Format Photographers, Photographic Agency. Artist or producer associated with 22 portraits.
- Raissa Page (Cleone Alexandra Page) (1932-2011), Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 1 portrait.
Linked displays and exhibitionsback to top
- Format Photography Agency 1983 - 2003 (21 January 2010 - 8 August 2010)
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1980back to top
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