Lizzie Caswall Smith
Lizzie Caswall Smith | |
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| Born | 1870 |
| Died | 1958 (aged 87–88) |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Photographer |
Lizzie Caswall Smith (1870–1958) was an early 20th-century
portraits, often used for postcards. She was associated with the Women's Suffrage movement and photographed many suffragettes including Flora Drummond, Millicent Fawcett and Christabel Pankhurst.[1] She also photographed actors including Henry Ainley, Camille Clifford,[2] Sydney Valentine[3] Billie Burke, and Maude Fealy
.
Caswall Smith operated the Gainsborough Studio at
National Portrait Gallery.[4]
On 19 November 2008 a rare black-and-white photograph of Florence Nightingale taken in 1910 by Lizzie Caswall Smith was auctioned by Dreweatts auction house in Newbury, Berkshire, England, for £5,500.[5] On the back of the photograph Caswall Smith had noted in pencil "Florence Nightingale taken just before she died, House nr Park Lane (London). The only photograph I ever took out of studio – I shall never forget the experience."[6][7]
References
- ISBN 0-415-23926-5.
- ^ "Camille Clifford - Culture". Artandpopularculture.com. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
- ^ Sydney Valentine, by Lizzie Caswall Smith, published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd, 1904 at National Portrait Gallery, London, accessed 5 August 2016
- ^ a b "Lizzie Caswall Smith (1870-1958)". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
- ^ "Rare Nightingale photo sold off". BBC News. 19 November 2008. Retrieved 19 November 2008.
- ^ "Lizzie Caswall Smith quote". Amateur Photographer. Archived from the original on 12 December 2008. Retrieved 9 December 2008.
- ^ Pierce, Andrew (10 September 2008). "Rare photograph of Florence Nightingale for sale". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
External links
Media related to Lizzie Caswall Smith at Wikimedia Commons
- Lizzie Caswall Smith photographs in the National Portrait Gallery
- Gallery of Lizzie Caswall Smiths photographs of Maude Fealy Archived 16 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine
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