Penrhyn Stanlaws
Appearance
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Penrhyn Stanley Adamson, known as Penrhyn Stanlaws, (1877–1957) was a cover artist[1] and film director. Sydney Adamson, who also became an illustrator, was his older brother.[2]
Career[edit]
He was born in Dundee, Scotland.[3]
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A successful cover artist, he picked Anna Q. Nilsson to become one of his models. He selected female models who toured by automobile to promote Liberty Loans.
Stanlaws organized a syndicate to build the Hotel des Artistes at 1 West 67th with a large penthouse studio. He also planned a resort in Port Washington on Long Island but it was never built.[2]
He was a fan of the looks of Madge Bellamy.
Gallery[edit]
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Olive Thomas nude
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Penrhyn sketching Betty Compson
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Cover art for Richard Harding Davis' "The King's Jackal" (1898)
Filmography[edit]
- The House That Jazz Built (1921)
- At the End of the World (1921)
- The Little Minister (1921 film)
- Singed Wings (1922)
- The Law and the Woman (1922)
- The Wiser Sex (1922)
- Pink Gods (1922)
References[edit]
- ^ "Penrhyn Stanlaws". American Art Archives.
- ^ a b "Brief biography of magazine illustrator Penrhyn Stanlaws". Things and Other Stuff.
- ^ "Penrhyn Stanlaws Archives | The Saturday Evening Post". Saturday Evening Post. January 2023.