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Edith Sitwell

(1887-1964), Poet

Dame Edith Sitwell

Sitter in 56 portraits
Sitwell's first volume of poems, The Mother, was published in 1915. In collaboration with Osbert, she wrote Twentieth Century Harlequinade (1916). Her early work was characterised by marked stylisation, striking images and unconventional rhythms. As editor of the poetry anthology Wheels (1916-21), she encouraged modernist writers and attracted critical attention. Façade, her poem set to William Walton's music, established her reputation. Her best-known work includes Gold Coast Customs (1929) and English Eccentrics (1933). Four wartime volumes, including Street Songs (1942) and The Shadow of Cain (1947), were inspired by the blitz and the atom bomb.

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Edith Sitwell, by Wyndham Lewis - NPG 4464

Edith Sitwell

by Wyndham Lewis
pencil, 1921
NPG 4464

Edith Sitwell, by Wyndham Lewis - NPG 4465

Edith Sitwell

by Wyndham Lewis
pencil and wash, 1923
NPG 4465

Edith Sitwell, by Maurice Lambert - NPG 5801

Edith Sitwell

by Maurice Lambert
aluminium head, 1985, based on a work of circa 1926-1927
On display in Room 25 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 5801

Edith Sitwell, by Cecil Beaton - NPG P868

Edith Sitwell

by Cecil Beaton
vintage bromide print, December 1926
NPG P868

Edith Sitwell, by Pavel Tchelitchew - NPG 5875

Edith Sitwell

by Pavel Tchelitchew
gouache with sand, 1927
NPG 5875

Edith Sitwell, by Cecil Beaton - NPG P867

Edith Sitwell

by Cecil Beaton
vintage bromide print, 1930
NPG P867

Edith Sitwell, by John Banting - NPG 5962

Edith Sitwell

by John Banting
gouache, circa 1944
NPG 5962

Edith Sitwell, by Rollie McKenna - NPG P1682

Edith Sitwell

by Rollie McKenna
bromide print, 1953
NPG P1682

Edith Sitwell, by Cecil Beaton - NPG x40360

Edith Sitwell

by Cecil Beaton
vintage bromide print, December 1926
NPG x40360

Edith Sitwell, by Cecil Beaton - NPG x40362

Edith Sitwell

by Cecil Beaton
bromide print, 1927
NPG x40362

Edith Sitwell, by Cecil Beaton - NPG x40361

Edith Sitwell

by Cecil Beaton
bromide print on white card mount, 1927
NPG x40361

Edith Sitwell, by Elliott & Fry - NPG x82160

Edith Sitwell

by Elliott & Fry
half-plate copy negative, 1929
NPG x82160

Edith Sitwell, by Cecil Beaton - NPG x40363

Edith Sitwell

by Cecil Beaton
bromide print on white card mount, 1930
NPG x40363

Edith Sitwell, by Cecil Beaton - NPG x40364

Edith Sitwell

by Cecil Beaton
bromide print on white card mount, 1930
NPG x40364

Edith Sitwell, by Cecil Beaton - NPG x40984

Edith Sitwell

by Cecil Beaton
bromide postcard print on album page, 1930
NPG x40984

Edith Sitwell, by Cecil Beaton - NPG x40985

Edith Sitwell

by Cecil Beaton
bromide postcard print on album page, 1930
NPG x40985

Edith Sitwell, by Cecil Beaton - NPG x40986

Edith Sitwell

by Cecil Beaton
bromide postcard print on album page, 1930
NPG x40986

Edith Sitwell, by Fox Photos Ltd - NPG x45497

Edith Sitwell

by Fox Photos Ltd
modern bromide print, 1931
NPG x45497

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