The papers of Barbara Ker-Seymer
1905–93
These photograph albums were compiled by Barbara Ker-Seymer from 1928 to 1944. The albums contain photographs of Ker-Seymer, various locations in England and France, and her friends - including many notable figures of the period. The majority of the photographs were taken by Ker-Seymer. The loose photographs depict many of Ker-Seymer's professioal subjects, as well as personal photographs of herself and her family.
Details of the remainder of the collection can be found on the Archive catalogue.
- Collection Owner
- Barbara Ker-Seymer 1905–1993
- Collection
- Tate Archive
- Acquisition
- Presented by Barbara Ker-Seymer's partner Barbara Roett (born 1927) in 1997.
- Reference
- TGA 974
60 objects in this collection
- Title
- Photographs
- Date
- [1890s]–[1981]
- Description
- Several are obviously not by Barbara Ker-Seymer, including one or two of Edward Burra, one by Marty Mann, and one of Beryl Cook. Some photographs are annotated on the back with details of subjects, places and dates or with intructions for printing. Many of the photographs bear Ker-Seymer's copyright stamp.
- Reference
- TGA 974/6
Showing 1–20 of 53 objects
Barbara Ker-Seymer Photographs of Frederick Ashton
date not known
Barbara Ker-Seymer Photograph of Mr Bailey and an unidentified companion
date not known
Barbara Ker-Seymer Photographs of Ruth Baldwin
date not known
Barbara Ker-Seymer Photograph of John Banting
date not known
Barbara Ker-Seymer Photographs of Tim Brooke
[1930s]
Barbara Ker-Seymer Photographs of Edward Burra
1937–[c.1970s]
Barbara Ker-Seymer Photographs of William Chappell
date not known
Barbara Ker-Seymer Photograph of Randolph Churchill
[1932–3]
Barbara Ker-Seymer Photographs of Jean Cocteau
1931
Barbara Ker-Seymer Photograph of Cyril Connolly
date not known
Barbara Ker-Seymer Photograph of Beryl Cook
[1981]
Barbara Ker-Seymer Photograph of Caroline Creyke, nee Lawes
[c.1890s]
Barbara Ker-Seymer Photographs of Nancy Cunard
1929
Barbara Ker-Seymer Photograph of Jimmie Daniels
1944
Barbara Ker-Seymer Photograph of George Davis with a dog
date not known
Barbara Ker-Seymer Photographs of ‘Debenham Children’
date not known
Barbara Ker-Seymer Photographs of Jean Desbordes
August 1931
Barbara Ker-Seymer Photograph of Sophie Fedorovitch
date not known
Barbara Ker-Seymer Photograph of Margot Fonteyn
date not known
Barbara Ker-Seymer Photograph of David Garnett
1933