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Margot Asquith

by Baron Adolph de Meyer
vintage bromide print, 1922
18 1/4 in. x 13 1/8 in. (464 mm x 334 mm)
Purchased, 1981
Primary Collection
NPG P165

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  • Baron Adolph de Meyer (1868-1946), Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 18 portraits, Sitter in 2 portraits.

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  • 100 Fashion Icons, p. 20 Read entry

    Margot Asquith, Countess of Oxford and Asquith, is seen here wearing a Shetland shawl tied around her head, a fashion she adopted for when she was wMargot Asquith, Countess of Oxford and Asquith, is seen here wearing a Shetland shawl tied around her head, a fashion she adopted for when she was writing. This photograph was published at the time of the launch of her book, My Impressions of America. German-born Baron de Meyer (1868–1946), known in London for his pictorialist work, moved to New York in 1913 to take up a post as the first staff photographer at Condé Nast, working for Vogueand Vanity Fair. In 1922, he became chief photographer for Harper’s Bazaar. In this portrait, de Meyer styles Asquith as a romanticised, poetic figure and his use of pictorial techniques gives the portrait an ethereal quality.riting. This photograph was published at the time of the launch of her book, My Impressions of America. German-born Baron de Meyer (1868–1946), known in London for his pictorialist work, moved to New York in 1913 to take up a post as the first staff photographer at Condé Nast, working for Vogueand Vanity Fair. In 1922, he became chief photographer for Harper’s Bazaar. In this portrait, de Meyer styles Asquith as a romanticised, poetic figure and his use of pictorial techniques gives the portrait an ethereal quality.

  • Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 475

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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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