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Lady Naomi Margaret Mitchison (née Haldane)

(1897-1998), Writer; diarist for Mass-Observation; wife of Gilbert Richard Mitchison; daughter of John Scott Haldane

Sitter in 4 portraits
Prolific writer of historical novels, autobiography and works on Africa, as well as children's literature, Mitchison has been a champion of Labour ideals among the middle classes and an active participant in local government in Scotland; in 1932 she collaborated with R. H. Crossman on Socrates.

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Naomi Mitchison, by Baron Studios - NPG x125384

Naomi Mitchison

by Baron Studios
5 x 4 inch film negative, 24 May 1960
NPG x125384

Naomi Mitchison, by John Goldblatt - NPG x125002

Naomi Mitchison

by John Goldblatt
bromide fibre print, 1970
NPG x125002

Naomi Mitchison, after Wyndham Lewis - NPG D32953

Naomi Mitchison

after Wyndham Lewis
lithograph, 1932
NPG D32953

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