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Madame Yevonde

1893 – 1975British

Madame Yevonde (Yevonde Cumbers Middleton) was a pioneering British portrait photographer who championed the Vivex colour process in the 1930s. She trained under suffragist photographer Lallie Charles before establishing her own London studio in 1914. Her celebrated series of society women posed as mythological figures remains a landmark of early colour photography.

Notable Works

  • Goddesses series
  • The Gift (1925)
  • Lady Bridgett Poulett as Arethusa

Works in the collection