Vivienne (photographer)
Florence Vivienne Mellish (1889-1982), known simply as Vivienne, was a photographer and singer.[1]
She was married to the artist Ernest Entwistle, and took up photography in 1934, in order to assist him and their photographer son, Antony Beauchamp.[1] Another son, Clive Entwistle, was an architect and civil engineer.[1]
Her autobiography, They Came to My Studio: Famous People of Our Time was published in 1956.[2]
She appeared as a "castaway" on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 22 July 1963.[3]
208 of her works are in the National Portrait Gallery, as is one photograph of her, and works by Beauchamp.[1]
Bibliography
- They Came to My Studio: Famous People of Our Time. Hall Publications. 1956.
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References
- 1 2 3 4 "Vivienne". National Portrait Gallery, London. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ↑ They Came to My Studio: Famous People of Our Time. Hall Publications. 1956.
|first1=missing|last1=in Authors list (help) - ↑ "Desert Island Discs - Castaway : Vivienne". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
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