Harriet Cohen
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Harriet Cohen
by Clara Klinghoffer
oil on canvas, 1925
36 1/4 in. x 24 in. (920 mm x 611 mm)
Purchased, 1984
Primary Collection
NPG 5736
This portraitback to top
Although particularly associated with J. S. Bach's music, Cohen performed a wide repertoire of standard classics as well as new music. Constant Lambert, among others, wrote for her, and Sir Arnold Bax, a close friend, composed Concertino for Left Hand for her after she lost the use of her right hand in 1948.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Flavia Frigeri, Women At Work: 1900 to Now, 2023, p. 67
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 133
Events of 1925back to top
Current affairs
On the advice of the Governor of the Bank of England, Montagu Norman, Winston Churchill returns British currency to the Gold Standard. This caused deflation across the empire as the value of the pound returned to the pre-war gold price, leading to unemployment, the miners' strike and the general strike in 1926.Art and science
John Logie Baird transmits the first television images of a ventriloquist's dummy. The BBC used Logie Baird's invention from 1927 until 1935 when they adopted EMI-Marconi's superior electronic scanning system.Virginia Woolf publishes her innovative 'stream of consciousness' novel, Mrs Dalloway, which chronicles a day in the life of the protagonist through her interior monologue.
International
Sir Joseph Austen Chamberlain, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs represents Britain at the Locarno Treaties. Lorcano secured the post-war territorial settlement and established pledges of non-aggression between various European Nations. The 'spirit of Locarno' helped secure Germany's admission into the League of Nations in 1926. Chamberlain was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his part in the peace agreement.Comments back to top
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