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When Crummles Played

Photograph
1927 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Photographic portrait of a scene featuring Nadine March as Lucy and Ernest Thesiger as George Barnwell in When Crummles Played, at the Lyric Hammersmith, 2nd June 1927.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleWhen Crummles Played (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Photographic print
Brief description
Photographic portrait of a scene featuring Nadine March as Lucy and Ernest Thesiger as George Barnwell in When Crummles Played, at the Lyric Hammersmith, 2nd June 1927
Physical description
Photographic portrait of a scene featuring Nadine March as Lucy and Ernest Thesiger as George Barnwell in When Crummles Played, at the Lyric Hammersmith, 2nd June 1927. The photograph features a full length portrait of two figures, one male and one female. Barnwell (Thesiger) is positioned in the foreground. He is shown seated in a low chair, he legs crossed in front of him and his right hand raised to his face. Lucy (March) is standing to his left. Her left arm is upraised and her right arm is reaching towards Thesiger. Her gaze is directed upwards, whilst Thesiger is shown looking towards a point in the distance.
Dimensions
  • Height: 35.1cm (approximate)
  • Width: 26.6cm (approximate)
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Object history
Given to the Gabrielle Enthoven Collection by Lady Playfair, May 1935.
Subject depicted
Summary
Photographic portrait of a scene featuring Nadine March as Lucy and Ernest Thesiger as George Barnwell in When Crummles Played, at the Lyric Hammersmith, 2nd June 1927.
Collection
Accession number
S.2001-2015

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Record createdSeptember 22, 2015
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