Marcus Adams (photographer)

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Marcus Adams (1875-1959) was a British society photographer noted for his portraits of children.

Adams' father was the Reading based photographer Walton Adams. He began his career as an architectural photographer for the British Archaeological Society and took photographs for books by the antiquarian C.E. Keyser.[1]

With fellow photographers Bertram Park and Parks' wife Yvonne Gregory, Adams formed the "Three Photographers" group in 1920. Based at 43 Dover Street, Mayfair, they each worked independently, but shared use of printing, retouching and darkroom staff.[1][2][3]

Gaining notability for his portraits of children Adams took the first official photographs of the Duchess of York and her daughter Princess Elizabeth (the future Queen Mother and Queen Elizabeth II).[1] He continued his work as a photographer of royal children until a sitting with Princess Anne in 1956.[1] Other notable children photographed by Adams included Christopher Robin Milne, John Julius Norwich and Simone Prendergast.[1]

His son, Gilbert Adams, also became a photographer. Gilbert assisted his father in his early career.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Marcus Adams". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 20 April 2013. 
  2. ↑ "Marcus Adams: Royal Photographer". Royal Collection. Retrieved 20 April 2013. 
  3. ↑ "Negative Book I: 1920-1929". Royal Collection. Retrieved 20 April 2013. 
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