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Stirling (or Sterling - sources differ) 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><ref name=marilyn>{{cite web|last=Immortal Marilyn|title=Marilyn's Photographers - Ted Baron|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20120421012637/http://immortalmarilyn.com/MarilynPhotographerNBaron.html|accessdate=2013-06-05}}</ref> |
Stirling (or Sterling - sources differ) Henry Nahum<ref name=nyt>{{cite web|last=New York Times online|title=Pay Articles from September 1956 part 5|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20120508104327/http://spiderbites.nytimes.com/pay_1956/articles_1956_09_00004.html|accessdate=5 June 2013|quote=STIRLING H. NAHUM DIES; Was Official Photographer at Coronation of Elizabeth II.}}</ref>, known professionally as '''Baron''' (1906 - September 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><ref name=marilyn>{{cite web|last=Immortal Marilyn|title=Marilyn's Photographers - Ted Baron|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20120421012637/http://immortalmarilyn.com/MarilynPhotographerNBaron.html|accessdate=2013-06-05}}</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://web.archive.org/web/20110814034405/http://corporate.gettyimages.com/masters2/press/articles/BWP_Nahum_Sterling_Baron.pdf|publisher=Getty Images|accessdate=2013-06-02}}</ref>. |
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://web.archive.org/web/20110814034405/http://corporate.gettyimages.com/masters2/press/articles/BWP_Nahum_Sterling_Baron.pdf|publisher=Getty Images|accessdate=2013-06-02}}</ref>. |
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Revision as of 10:47, 5 June 2013
Stirling (or Sterling - sources differ) Henry Nahum[1], known professionally as Baron (1906 - September 1956) was a society and court photographer in the United Kingdom.[2][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] Put forward in 1953 by Prince Philip to provide the official photographs of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, he was to be disappointed. The appointment of Cecil Beaton was preferred by the Queen Mother[5]
The following year, he founded Baron Studios on Park Lane in London's Mayfair, taking commissioned portraits mainly of leading businessmen. One notable client was Marilyn Monroe, whom he photographed outdoors in California in 1954.[3] After only two years of this new venture, however, Baron died at the age of 50, although his studio continued for a further two decades before being sold off in 1974. The Studio's photograph collection donated to the National Portrait Gallery in 1999.[2]
References
- ^ New York Times online. "Pay Articles from September 1956 part 5". Retrieved 5 June 2013.
STIRLING H. NAHUM DIES; Was Official Photographer at Coronation of Elizabeth II.
- ^ a b National Portrait Gallery. "NPG Photographic holdings - prints Collections".
- ^ a b c Immortal Marilyn. "Marilyn's Photographers - Ted Baron". Retrieved 2013-06-05.
- ^ Butson, Matthew. "The Forgotten Ones" (PDF). Getty Images. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
- ^ Channel 4. "The Queen's Coronation: Behind Palace Doors (2008)".
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