PHOTOGRAPHS
Beaton, Cecil
England (1904 - 1980)
Lady Diana Cooper
c. 1930
Gelatin silver print
9 1/2 x 7 9/16 in. (24.1 x 19.2 cm) image and sheet size
Joseph and Elaine Monsen Photography Collection, gift of Joseph and Elaine Monsen and The Boeing Company
FA 97.21

Lady Diana Cooper (1892–1986) was the daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Rutland and the wife of a prominent Member of Parliament in Great Britain. She was known as an actress, author, and hostess and was widely regarded as one of the most beautiful English women of her time. Her beauty, social grace, and multiple family connections to high British society made her a celebrity.
-- Label copy for Somebody, April 1 to August 3, 2008.