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Philip Sargant Florence and family

1 of 4 portraits of Lella Secor Florence (née Lella Faye Secor)

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possibly by James Beaumont Strachey
vintage snapshot print, late 1920s
2 1/8 in. x 3 1/8 in. (54 mm x 80 mm) image size
Purchased, 1979
Photographs Collection
NPG Ax24021

Artistback to top

James Beaumont Strachey (1887-1967), Psychoanalyst and translator. Artist or producer associated with 5 portraits, Sitter in 44 portraits.

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Anthony Sargant Florence (1920-2008), Son of Philip Sargant Florence and Lella Secor Florence. Sitter in 6 portraits. Identify
Noel Sargant Florence (1918-), Son of Philip Sargant Florence and Lella Secor Florence. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
Philip Sargant Florence (1890-1982), Economist. Sitter in 13 portraits. Identify
Mary Sargant-Florence (1857-1954), Artist. Sitter in 5 portraits. Identify
Lella Secor Florence (née Lella Faye Secor) (1887-1966), Journalist, author and birth control pioneer; Wife of Philip Sargant Florence. Sitter in 4 portraits. Identify
Alix Strachey (née Sargant-Florence) (1892-1973), Psychologist and translator; wife of James Strachey. Sitter in 32 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 10 portraits. Identify

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Place made and portrayed: United Kingdom: England, Buckinghamshire (Lords Wood, Marlow, Buckinghamshire)

Portrait setback to top

Photographs from the Strachey Trust Collection, 1850s-1930s

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Events of 1927back to top

Current affairs

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland is renamed the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, acknowledging the full independence of the Irish Free State, led at the time by W.T. Cosgrave, the the first President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State.

Art and science

The BBC gains its Royal Charter making it a public corporation and a public service broadcaster accountable to its audience. John Reith became the first Director General with the directive to 'inform, educate and entertain.'

International

Stalin expels Leon Trotsky from the Soviet Communist Party, giving himself greater control of the party and country by ousting opposition elements.

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