Madame Yevonde. Colour, Fantasy and Myth

Robin Gibson and Pam Roberts.

National Portrait Gallery. London. 1990. First edition. Paperback; illustrated wrappers. 119 pages. Illustrated throughout in colour and b&w. English. 305 x 245mm. 0.7kg. 1855140241. Very good; slight shelf wear, light creasing to lower forecorner.

The catalogue for the National Portrait Gallery's exhibition on the photography of Madame Yevonde. Included are essays on the life and work of Yevonde, emphasising her pioneer use of colour photography. Her portraits are generously illustrated, including images of Vivien Leigh, Cecil Beaton, Constant Lambert, Tilly Losch, John Gielgud and Barbara Hepworth, as well as a complete reproduction of the Goddesses series.