Photograph of Dame Bridget D'Oyly Carte
1950
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1950
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Photograph of Dame Bridget D'Oyly Carte is a 1950 photographic by Houston Rogers, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This photograph is of Dame Bridget D'Oyly Carte. It was taken by Rogers, Houston. The subject of the photograph, Bridget D'Oyly Carte, had a notable life, studying dance and art, and later inheriting her father's business interests. She was awarded a DBE for her services to the D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust. You can learn more about the artist who took this photo by looking up the artist: Rogers, Houston.
A head-and-shoulders photograph of Dame Bridget D’Oyly Carte, taken in 1950 by Houston Rogers, presents her in a frontal view wearing a pearl-set pendant bird brooch. The portrait was later inherited by Peter Parker and bequeathed to the museum from his father Stanley Parker, who served as her private secretary and secretary of the Savoy Theatre Ltd. and the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company from 1913 until 1960.
Read the full account in the museum source.
This guy snapped photos like he was auditioning for a role in a 1950s British sitcom—always crisp suits, perfect posture, and that hint of mischief behind the eyes.
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