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Sterling Henry Nahum, known as '''Baron''' (1906-1956) was a society and court photographer in the United Kingdom.<ref name=npg>{{cite web|last=National Portrait Gallery|title=NPG Photographic holdings - prints Collections|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20130528082938/http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/about/photographs-collection/photographic-holdings-collections.php}}</ref> |
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'''Stirling Henry Nahum'''<ref name=npg /> (1906 – 5 September 1956<ref name="nyt">{{cite news |last=New York Times online |title=Pay Articles from September 1956 part 5 |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1956/09/06/archives/stirling-h-nahum-dies-was-official-photographer-at-coronation-of.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120508104327/http://spiderbites.nytimes.com/pay_1956/articles_1956_09_00004.html |archivedate=8 May 2012 |quote=STIRLING H. NAHUM DIES; Was Official Photographer at Coronation of Elizabeth II.}}</ref>), or '''Sterling Henry Nahum''' (sources differ), known professionally as '''Baron''', was a society and court photographer in the United Kingdom.<ref name=npg>{{cite web|last=National Portrait Gallery|title=NPG Photographic holdings - prints Collections|url=http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/about/photographs-collection/photographic-holdings-collections.php|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130528082938/http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/about/photographs-collection/photographic-holdings-collections.php|archivedate=28 May 2013}}</ref><ref name=marilyn>{{cite web|last=immortalmarilyn.com|title=Marilyn's Photographers - Ted Baron|url=http://immortalmarilyn.com/MarilynPhotographerNBaron.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120421012637/http://immortalmarilyn.com/MarilynPhotographerNBaron.html|archivedate=21 April 2012}}</ref> |
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He was born in England of Italian Jewish heritage. Having embarked on a career as a photographer, in his thirties he began to find prominence for his pictures of the ballet, and was often found at the [[Sadler's Wells Theatre|Sadler's Wells]] ballet company. After the war he concentrated on society and celebrity portraits.<ref name=getty>{{cite web|last=Butson|first=Matthew|title=The Forgotten Ones|url=http://corporate.gettyimages.com/masters2/press/articles/BWP_Nahum_Sterling_Baron.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814034405/http://corporate.gettyimages.com/masters2/press/articles/BWP_Nahum_Sterling_Baron.pdf|archivedate=14 August 2011|publisher=Getty Images}}</ref> |
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A friend of [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh|Prince Philip]], he was appointed a Court Photographer to the British Royal Family, and took the official photographs for many occasions such as the [[Wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten|wedding]] of Philip to [[Elizabeth II|Princess Elizabeth]] in 1947, the christenings of their children [[Charles III|Charles]] and [[Anne, Princess Royal|Anne]] and other occasions.<ref name=marilyn /> Prince Philip put forward his name in 1953 to take the official photographs of the [[Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II]], but the [[Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother|Queen Mother]] preferred [[Cecil Beaton]].<ref name=c4>{{cite news|last=Channel 4|title=The Queen's Coronation: Behind Palace Doors (2008)}}</ref> |
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The following year, he founded Baron Studios on [[Park Lane, London|Park Lane]] in [[Mayfair]], taking commissioned portraits by photographers including [[Theodore Zichy]] and [[Rex Coleman]]<ref>[http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person.php?LinkID=mp61466&wPage=1 Baron Studios] on the [[National Portrait Gallery, London|National Portrait Gallery]] website</ref> mainly of leading businessmen. One notable sitter was [[Marilyn Monroe]], whom he photographed in 1954, in an outdoor shoot in California.<ref name=marilyn /> During the first year in his studio, [[Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon|Antony Armstrong-Jones]] was one of his assistants.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/the-crown-season-2-margaret-antony-armstrong-jones/|title=The Crown season 2: The true story of Princess Margaret's marriage to Antony Armstrong-Jones|website=Radio Times}}</ref> |
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Two years after founding his new venture, Nahum died at the age of 50. Baron Studios continued in business until 1974. The Studio's photograph collection was donated to the [[National Portrait Gallery, London|National Portrait Gallery]] in 1999.<ref name=npg /> |
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Nahum appears as a character in the Netflix production ''[[The Crown (TV series)|The Crown]]'' in Season 1, Episode 6, played by Julius D'Silva. |
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The following year, he founded Baron Studios on [[Park Lane, London|Park Lane]] in [[London]]'s [[Mayfair]], taking commissioned portraits mainly of leading businessmen. However, he died after only two years, although the studio continued for a further two decades before being sold off in 1974, and the photograph collection donated to the [[National Portrait Gallery, London|National Portrait Gallery]].<ref name=npg></ref> |
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Latest revision as of 22:50, 19 July 2024
Stirling Henry Nahum[1] (1906 – 5 September 1956[2]), or Sterling Henry Nahum (sources differ), known professionally as Baron, was a society and court photographer in the United Kingdom.[1][3]
He was born in England of Italian Jewish heritage. Having embarked on a career as a photographer, in his thirties he began to find prominence for his pictures of the ballet, and was often found at the Sadler's Wells ballet company. After the war he concentrated on society and celebrity portraits.[4]
A friend of Prince Philip, he was appointed a Court Photographer to the British Royal Family, and took the official photographs for many occasions such as the wedding of Philip to Princess Elizabeth in 1947, the christenings of their children Charles and Anne and other occasions.[3] Prince Philip put forward his name in 1953 to take the official photographs of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, but the Queen Mother preferred Cecil Beaton.[5]
The following year, he founded Baron Studios on Park Lane in Mayfair, taking commissioned portraits by photographers including Theodore Zichy and Rex Coleman[6] mainly of leading businessmen. One notable sitter was Marilyn Monroe, whom he photographed in 1954, in an outdoor shoot in California.[3] During the first year in his studio, Antony Armstrong-Jones was one of his assistants.[7]
Two years after founding his new venture, Nahum died at the age of 50. Baron Studios continued in business until 1974. The Studio's photograph collection was donated to the National Portrait Gallery in 1999.[1]
Nahum appears as a character in the Netflix production The Crown in Season 1, Episode 6, played by Julius D'Silva.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c National Portrait Gallery. "NPG Photographic holdings - prints Collections". Archived from the original on 28 May 2013.
- ^ New York Times online. "Pay Articles from September 1956 part 5". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 8 May 2012.
STIRLING H. NAHUM DIES; Was Official Photographer at Coronation of Elizabeth II.
- ^ a b c immortalmarilyn.com. "Marilyn's Photographers - Ted Baron". Archived from the original on 21 April 2012.
- ^ Butson, Matthew. "The Forgotten Ones" (PDF). Getty Images. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2011.
- ^ Channel 4. "The Queen's Coronation: Behind Palace Doors (2008)".
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Baron Studios on the National Portrait Gallery website
- ^ "The Crown season 2: The true story of Princess Margaret's marriage to Antony Armstrong-Jones". Radio Times.
