Iris Tree; Augustus John
2 of 5 portraits by Pacific & Atlantic Photos Ltd
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Iris Tree; Augustus John
by Pacific & Atlantic Photos Ltd
bromide press print, 1925
5 1/2 in. x 7 1/2 in. (139 mm x 190 mm) image size
Given by Terence Pepper, 2011
Photographs Collection
NPG x135064
Sittersback to top
- Augustus Edwin John (1878-1961), Painter. Sitter in 106 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 33 portraits.
- Iris Tree (Iris Winifred Reine Daphne Ledebur (née Beerbohm-Tree, later Moffat)) (1897-1968), Poet, actress and painter; daughter of Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree. Sitter in 6 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Pacific & Atlantic Photos Ltd, Photographic agency. Artist or producer associated with 5 portraits.
This portraitback to top
This press photograph is captioned on the reverse: 'Mr Augustus John wishing good luck to new nun, Miss Iris Tree on the boat train at Waterloo Station this morning.' The poet and actress Iris Tree was a model and muse to a number of artists. She was one of the many female visitors that Dorelia tolerated at Aldernay Manor in Dorset, John's country home from 1911 to 1927. In 1925 she took the roll of the Nun opposite Lady Diana Cooper as the Madonna in the spectacularly successful mime play The Miracle. This photograph was taken as the cast departed for a tour of America.
Linked displays and exhibitionsback to top
- Augustus John: A Life in Portraits (26 July 2011 - 18 March 2012)
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1925back to top
Current affairs
On the advice of the Governor of the Bank of England, Montagu Norman, Winston Churchill returns British currency to the Gold Standard. This caused deflation across the empire as the value of the pound returned to the pre-war gold price, leading to unemployment, the miners' strike and the general strike in 1926.Art and science
John Logie Baird transmits the first television images of a ventriloquist's dummy. The BBC used Logie Baird's invention from 1927 until 1935 when they adopted EMI-Marconi's superior electronic scanning system.Virginia Woolf publishes her innovative 'stream of consciousness' novel, Mrs Dalloway, which chronicles a day in the life of the protagonist through her interior monologue.
International
Sir Joseph Austen Chamberlain, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs represents Britain at the Locarno Treaties. Lorcano secured the post-war territorial settlement and established pledges of non-aggression between various European Nations. The 'spirit of Locarno' helped secure Germany's admission into the League of Nations in 1926. Chamberlain was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his part in the peace agreement.Comments back to top
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