Photograph of J.J. Jennings
Photograph
ca.1930 (photographed)
ca.1930 (photographed)
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J.J. Jennings worked on advance publicity for the D'Oyly Carte Company in the early 1930s and the early 1950s. He was also depicted in a Tim Titt cartoon published in The Tatler ca.1930 showing members of the D'Oyly Carte administrative staff playing members of the company.
The photogapher and film-maker Henry Walter Barnett (1862-1934), born in Sydney, Australia, established a photographic business in Tasmania that he sold in 1884 before working in London, where he was employed by the society photographer W.D. Downey, and travelling in the United States. In 1885 he opened the Falk Studios in Sydney and another in Melbourne in 1895. Moving to London in 1897 he established a photography studio at Hyde Park Corner, and later a second studio in Knightsbridge. He sold his London studios in 1920 and moved to Dieppe where he took this photograph. He died in Nice aged 71.
The photogapher and film-maker Henry Walter Barnett (1862-1934), born in Sydney, Australia, established a photographic business in Tasmania that he sold in 1884 before working in London, where he was employed by the society photographer W.D. Downey, and travelling in the United States. In 1885 he opened the Falk Studios in Sydney and another in Melbourne in 1895. Moving to London in 1897 he established a photography studio at Hyde Park Corner, and later a second studio in Knightsbridge. He sold his London studios in 1920 and moved to Dieppe where he took this photograph. He died in Nice aged 71.
Object details
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| Title | Photograph of J.J. Jennings (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Photograph |
| Brief description | Photograph of J.J. Jennings by Walter Barnett (1862-1934) of The Walter Barnett Studio, Dieppe, ca.1930 |
| Physical description | Photographic portrait, half-length, face-on, of J.J. Jennings, seated, his left elbow resting on the back of his chair, his left hand to his cheek |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Autographed in ink recto: 'With very kind thoughts from JJ to 'Pickovick'. Stamped verso: 'Walter Barnett Sudio/Les Tourelles/Dieppe/Normandie' and inscribed in pencil: 'Not photographed Tatler 3756 Sat' |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Peter Parker |
| Object history | This drawing was inherited by Peter Parker, who bequeathed it to the museum, from his father Stanley H. Parker (d.1960) who was employed by the Savoy Hotel as a junior clerk in May 1909, straight from school. From that job, on the death of Helen D'Oyly Carte in 1913, he was appointed by Rupert D'Oyly Carte to understudy George A. Richardson who managed the theatre from November 1911 to February 1915. In 1913 Stanley H. Parker became Rupert and (later) Bridget D'Oyly Carte's private secretary, also secretary of both the Savoy Theatre Ltd., and the Opera Company. He worked for the company for 51 years, until his death in 1960. |
| Summary | J.J. Jennings worked on advance publicity for the D'Oyly Carte Company in the early 1930s and the early 1950s. He was also depicted in a Tim Titt cartoon published in The Tatler ca.1930 showing members of the D'Oyly Carte administrative staff playing members of the company. The photogapher and film-maker Henry Walter Barnett (1862-1934), born in Sydney, Australia, established a photographic business in Tasmania that he sold in 1884 before working in London, where he was employed by the society photographer W.D. Downey, and travelling in the United States. In 1885 he opened the Falk Studios in Sydney and another in Melbourne in 1895. Moving to London in 1897 he established a photography studio at Hyde Park Corner, and later a second studio in Knightsbridge. He sold his London studios in 1920 and moved to Dieppe where he took this photograph. He died in Nice aged 71. |
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| Accession number | S.1058-2021 |
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| Record created | September 6, 2021 |
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