Esther Strachey was an American academic, historian, and socialite.
Esther Murphy Arthur, 1920
Esther Murphy Arthur as a girl with her mother, Mrs. Patrick Francis Murphy, née Anna Ryan, between 1910 and 1915
Esther Murphy as a young girl, by George Gardner Rockwood (1832-1911), between 1907 and 1910
Esther Murphy Arthur as a girl with actor John Drew Jr., between 1910 and 1915
Gerald Clery Murphy and Sara Sherman Wiborg were wealthy, expatriate Americans who moved to the French Riviera in the early 20th century and who, with their generous hospitality and flair for parties,
Esther Murphy Strachey
…Francis Murphy (1858–1931), owner of the Mark Cross Company, sellers of fine leather goods, and Anna Elizabeth Ryan (c. 1858–1932). She had two siblings: Gerald Clery Murphy (1888–1964) and Frederic Timothy Murphy (1884–1924). Unable due to her mother's health to attend Bryn Mawr College, Murphy followed the Harvard University…
Gerald and Sara Murphy at Cap d’Antibes beach, 1923
Gerald Murphy, Genevieve Carpenter, Cole Porter and Sara Murphy in Venice, 1923
Sara Murphy wearing pearls at Cap d’Antibes beach, 1923