Sir Frederick Ashton; Ninette de Valois; Léonide Fedorovich Massine
1 of 23 portraits of Ninette de Valois
Sir Frederick Ashton; Ninette de Valois; Léonide Fedorovich Massine
by Angus McBean
bromide print, 1946
7 1/2 in. x 9 5/8 in. (190 mm x 243 mm)
Purchased, 2001
Primary Collection
NPG P911
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Sittersback to top
- Sir Frederick Ashton (1904-1988), Founder-choreographer and Director of the Royal Ballet. Sitter associated with 27 portraits.
- Dame Ninette de Valois (Edris Stannus) (1898-2001), Founder and Director of the Royal Ballet; wife of Arthur Blackall Connell. Sitter in 23 portraits.
- Léonide Fedorovich Massine (1896-1979), Ballet dancer and choreographer. Sitter in 4 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Angus McBean (1904-1990), Photographer. Artist of 188 portraits, Sitter associated with 65 portraits.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Pepper, Terence, Angus McBean Portraits, 2006 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 5 July to 22 October 2006), p. 78



