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Ellen Pollock

Photograph
1932 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Photographic portrait of Ellen Pollock as Susan 'Sweety' Simkins in a production of Too True to Be Good by George Bernard Shaw, photography by Sasha, 1932.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleEllen Pollock (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Photographic print
Brief description
Photographic portrait of Ellen Pollock as Susan 'Sweety' Simkins in a production of Too True to Be Good by George Bernard Shaw, photography by Sasha, 1932
Physical description
Photographic portrait of Ellen Pollock as Susan 'Sweety' Simkins in a production of Too True to Be Good by George Bernard Shaw, photography by Sasha, 1932. The photograph shows Pollock wearing a striped dress, dark leather hand gloves and hat and is holding a parsole.
Dimensions
  • Height: 33cm
  • Width: 24.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Sasha (Signature in red chalk on front side at bottom right corner)
  • Ellen Pollock as Sweetie in "Too True to be Good" New Theatre (On reverse side in blue ink)
Credit line
Given by the British Theatre Museum Association
Object history
Given to the British Theatre Museum Association by Ellen Pollack in August 1961.
Summary
Photographic portrait of Ellen Pollock as Susan 'Sweety' Simkins in a production of Too True to Be Good by George Bernard Shaw, photography by Sasha, 1932.
Other number
1961/W/1 - BTMA accession number
Collection
Accession number
S.1391-2015

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Record createdJuly 22, 2015
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