Penrhyn Stanlaws

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Penrhyn Stanley Adamson, known as Penrhyn Stanlaws, (1877–1957) was a cover artist^[1] and film director. Sydney Adamson, who also became an illustrator, was his older brother.^[2]

Career

He was born in Dundee, Scotland.^[3]

A successful cover artist, he picked

Stanlaws organized a syndicate to build the Hotel des Artistes at 1 West 67th with a large penthouse studio. He also planned a resort in Port Washington on Long Island but it was never built.^[2]

He was a fan of the looks of Madge Bellamy.

Gallery

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  Olive Thomas nude
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  Penrhyn sketching Betty Compson
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  Cover art for Richard Harding Davis' "The King's Jackal" (1898)

Filmography

• The House That Jazz Built (1921)
• At the End of the World (1921)
• The Little Minister (1921 film)
• Singed Wings (1922)
• The Law and the Woman (1922)
• The Wiser Sex (1922)
• Pink Gods (1922)

References

External links

• Penrhyn Stanlaws at Find a Grave