Scenes from 'Kitty Grey'
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Scenes from 'Kitty Grey'
by and after Alexander Bassano
bromide print, circa 1902 (1901)
7 1/4 in. x 9 3/8 in. (184 mm x 238 mm) image size
Photographs Collection
NPG Ax136832
Sittersback to top
- Maurice Farkoa (1864 or 1867-1916), Actor and singer. Sitter in 7 portraits. Identify
- Edith Elizabeth ('Evie') Greene (circa 1876-1917), Actress and vocalist. Sitter in 24 portraits. Identify
- George Patrick Huntley (1868-1927), Actor. Sitter in 9 portraits. Identify
- Edna May (Edna Pettie) (1878-1948), Actress and singer; former wife of Frederick Titus, and later wife of Oscar Lewisohn. Sitter in 86 portraits. Identify
Artistback to top
- Alexander Bassano (1829-1913), Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 2805 portraits, Sitter in 4 portraits.
Placesback to top
- Place made: United Kingdom: England, London (photographer's studio, 25 Old Bond Street , London)
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1901back to top
Current affairs
Queen Victoria dies on 23 January. She is succeeded to the throne by her son, Prince Edward, aged 60, who reigned until his death in 1910. The census results of this year show the huge changes that took place in Britain during her reign, revealing that the population of Britain had doubled in the past 50 years, to 38 million.Art and science
The start of Pablo Picasso's Blue Period, in which he produces a series of paintings dominated by the colour blue and melancholic mood. Significantly, the period marks the transition in Picasso's style from classicism to abstract art.Beatrix Potter privately publishes The Tale of Peter Rabbit after it is rejected by six publishers.
International
The six colonies of Australia become a federation, forming the Commonwealth of Australia. Australia remains a Commonwealth Realm. This year Australia also passes the Immigration Restriction Act, which limits immigration to Australia and forms the basis of the White Australia policy, a collection of historical legislation and policies designed to restrict non-white immigration to Australia between 1830-1973, although reforms against the policy were introduced in the 1940s.Comments back to top
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