Hels -- Her greatest work of art was Herself, say I from the male chauvinist pigsty.
To change the subject, I wonder why Time used such an old (by that time) photo of her, not to mention her pre-marriage name.
November 1, 2014 at 2:58 PM
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Diana Olivia Winifred Maud Cooper, Viscountess Norwich, née Lady Diana Manners (1892-1986) was one of those society beauties who was too attractive to capture with oil or any other kind of paints. Not that a few artists didn't try, and some of their efforts are shown below.
On the other hand, cameras love certain kinds of beauty (and vice-versa, I assume). So the best images of Lady Diana Cooper seem to come via photography, as also can be seen below. The photo at the top of this post is by Emil Otto Hoppé (1878-1972), and is perhaps the iconic image of Diana.
Her Wikipedia entry is here, and views of how she lived can be found here.
Photo Gallery
[Image]Also by Hoppé - 1916
[Image]Photo showing left profile
[Image]By Cecil Beaton
[Image]Time magazine cover - 15 February, 1926
Artist Gallery
[Image]By James Jebusa Shannon when Diana was young
[Image]By James Jebusa Shannon at the time of her marriage to Duff Cooper (1919)
[Image]By John Lavery - Lady Diana Cooper with Hazel Lavery and Viscountess de Janze - 1919
[Image]By Ambrose McEvoy
[Image]Drawing by John Singer Sargent
posted by Donald Pittenger at 1:00 AM on Oct 31, 2014
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Close this window Jump to comment formCame from the Duke of Rutland, married within the aristocracy of course, and produced a great writer, John Julius Norwich. Not bad at all!
But what would you say her major and most long-lasting contributions were?
November 1, 2014 at 9:29 AM
Hels -- Her greatest work of art was Herself, say I from the male chauvinist pigsty.
To change the subject, I wonder why Time used such an old (by that time) photo of her, not to mention her pre-marriage name.
November 1, 2014 at 2:58 PM