Margaret Morris
2 of 88 portraits by Fred Daniels
© Estate of Fred Daniels / National Portrait Gallery, London
Margaret Morris
by Fred Daniels
vintage bromide print, 1922
14 1/4 in. x 11 1/4 in. (361 mm x 287 mm)
Purchased, 1988
Primary Collection
NPG P391
On display in Room 25 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
Sitterback to top
- Margaret Morris (1891-1980), Dancer, teacher, choreographer and painter; wife of Scottish artist John Duncan Fergusson. Sitter in 27 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Fred Daniels (1892-1959), Film stills photographer. Artist or producer of 88 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 443
Events of 1922back to top
Current affairs
The British Broadcasting Company (later British Broadcasting Corporation) is established to experiment with radio broadcasting. It is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world, providing radio, television and Internet services to the public in Britain and across the world.Art and science
1922 is a key year for modernist literature with the publication of James Joyce's novel, Ulysses and T.S. Eliot's poem, The Waste Land. Both broke new ground with Ulysses (loosely based on Homer's Odyssey) introducing the 'stream of consciousness' narrative technique, and The Waste Land experimenting with multiple voices and a patchwork of literary, historic, mythological and personal allusions.International
The Soviet Union is formed under Joseph Stalin who takes power after Lenin suffers a debilitating stroke.In an attempt to avoid civil war, King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy invites Benito Mussolini to form a new government following the Fascist Party's March on Rome.
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