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Cherry Cottrell

Oil Painting
1952 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cherry Cottrell (1909-1996) has a brief but notable career in the 1930s and 1940s, when she was amongst the most promising actresses of her day. She appeared frequently at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, and at the Westminster Theatre, and acted opposite Laurence Olivier at the Old Vic, where she played Ophelia to his Hamlet.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleCherry Cottrell (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Oil on canvas
Brief description
Oil painting, portrait of Cherry Cottrell by Alexander Akerbladh, 1952
Physical description
Portrait of Cherry Cottrell, depicted looking to one side, left hand supporting head.
Dimensions
  • Height: 110cm
  • Width: 78cm
  • Depth: 11cm
Credit line
Given by Miss Ann Crowther
Summary
Cherry Cottrell (1909-1996) has a brief but notable career in the 1930s and 1940s, when she was amongst the most promising actresses of her day. She appeared frequently at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, and at the Westminster Theatre, and acted opposite Laurence Olivier at the Old Vic, where she played Ophelia to his Hamlet.
Collection
Accession number
S.39-1998

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Record createdJune 11, 2007
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