John Deakin
Portrait - Siobhán McKenna, 1951
Vintage Gelatin Silver Print
37.7 x 29.6 cms
14 7/8 x 11 5/8 ins
14 7/8 x 11 5/8 ins
22
Further images
Literature
Robin Muir, John Deakin Photographs, 1996 (illustrated full page p.125)Robin Muir, Under the Influence. John Deakin, Photography and the lure of Soho, 2014 (variant print illustrated p.54)
Salvage of a Photographer, Victoria and Albert Museum, 1984 (variant image illustrated p. 33)
Siobhán McKenna was an Irish stage and screen actress. Robin Muir writes that this portrait of 'Siobhán McKenna is without question one of his best. Vogue has this one and...
Siobhán McKenna was an Irish stage and screen actress.
Robin Muir writes that this portrait of "Siobhán McKenna is without question one of his best. Vogue has this one and a variant, less profile more full face. I love it! It was published in Vogue in December 1951 (along with a portrait of Gladys Cooper)"
We are grateful to Robin Muir for his assistance in cataloguing this work.
Robin Muir writes that this portrait of "Siobhán McKenna is without question one of his best. Vogue has this one and a variant, less profile more full face. I love it! It was published in Vogue in December 1951 (along with a portrait of Gladys Cooper)"
We are grateful to Robin Muir for his assistance in cataloguing this work.