Rex Whistler
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Reginald John "Rex" Whistler was a British artist who painted murals and society portraits, and designed theatrical costumes. He was killed in action in Normandy in World War II. Whistler was the brot
Self-portrait, 1934
Medusa (1926), ink and watercolour
The Rex Prism at Salisbury Cathedral
Bright young things
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The Bright Young Things, or Bright Young People, was a group of bohemian young aristocrats and socialites in London during the 1920s. The name was given to them by the tabloid press. They threw flambo
Rex Whistler
…painted many members of London society, including Edith Sitwell, Cecil Beaton and other members of the set to which he belonged that became known as the "Bright Young Things". Whistler has been described as having "a particular genius for trompe l'œil – the art of deceiving the eye, creating painted illusions so convincing…
The Prince of Wales and his fashionable friends, members of the Bright Young things, took part in an all-night treasure hunting, which was observed by the slum dwellers, at four o’clock – Argus-Leader, 06 Sep 1924.
Richard Plunket Greene, Olivia Plunket Greene, David Plunket Greene, Terence Greenidge, Elizabeth Frances Russell, and Evelyn Waugh.
Harold Acton
William Acton, Margot Bendir, Elizabeth Ponsonby, Harry Melville, Babe Plunket Greene at David Tennant's party 1928