Constance Mary Katherine Applebee
3 of 143 portraits by Bern Schwartz
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Constance Mary Katherine Applebee
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, October 1975
15 3/8 in. x 15 3/8 in. (390 mm x 390 mm)
Given by The Bern Schwartz Family Foundation, 2007
Primary Collection
NPG P1135
Sitterback to top
- Constance Mary Katherine Applebee (1873-1981), Sportswoman and founder of the American Field Hockey Association. Sitter in 2 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Bernard Lee ('Bern') Schwartz (1914-1978), Photographer. Artist or producer of 143 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Lydia Miller; Samira Ahmed, Inspirational Women: Rediscovering stories in Art, Science and Social Reform, 2022, p. 129
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