Winifred Atwell
(1914-1983), PianistSitter in 5 portraits
Winifred Atwell was a Trinidadian-born pianist and entertainer. She studied classical music in New York before moving to London and gaining a contract with Decca records. Atwell produced a string of 'ragtime' hits mostly on her honky-tonk piano including Britannia Rag (1952), Let's Have a Party (1953) and a number one record with Poor People of Paris (1956). Dubbed 'the Queen of the Ivories', her career peaked in the 1950s. She later moved to Australia.
by David Wedgbury
cibachrome print, 1960
NPG x76430
Winifred Atwell; Matt Monro; Alma Cogan
by Bob Collins
bromide print, 1962
NPG x136596
published by Francis, Day & Hunter, after F.L.
halftone reproduction, published 1952
NPG D48044
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