Henri Gaudier-Brzeska French, 1891-1915

Fig. 1 F H Evans, Walter Benington (c. 1908) Platinum print 185 x 119 mm. (photo: © The Benington Collections) Walter Benington (1872-1936) was a major Pictorialist and a leading member of the Linked Ring with the title Housetopper . He subsequently built up a substantial reputation as a portrait photographer – sitters included the actress Ellen Terry, the dancer Margaret Morris, Albert Einstein, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and many of the leading artists of the day such as Frank Dicksee. Note 1 He also began working with Jacob Epstein...