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Stunning composite study \"By The Waters of Lethe\" 1912 Elwin Neame , this is plate LIII from a vintage copy of Photograms of the Year 1912, the annual publication of the London Salon of Photography.
Stuart Elwin Neame 1886-1923 openedhis first studio at the age of 19 in Bristol, after attending the BristolSchool of Art. The publication in 1905 of his portraits of Zena Dare, then ontour in Bristol, led to an invitation from Bassano\'s Ltd to become their chiefoperator. After three years he left to set up his own studio, first atMargravine Gardens, Baron\'s Court, and from 1909 at 4 Onslow Place, SouthKensington. Whilst photographing contestants for the Daily Mirror beautycontest in 1908, he met his future wife and the competition winner Ivy Close,whom he helped launch as an important early British film star. A constantinnovator who explored composite photography and photo-montage, Neame died agedonly 37 in a motorcycle accident in Hyde Park. His son Ronald Neame brieflycontinued the studio before turning to film, first working with AlfredHitchcock before establishing himself as a major film director. His work is held in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London.
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