Lida Moser
Sir Alexander Gray. Poet
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© Estate of Lida Moser/ National Galleries of Scotland
Lida Moser, Sir Alexander Gray. Poet
About this artwork
In 1949 Moser travelled to Scotland to photograph leading Scottish artists and writers as an assignment for American ‘Vogue’. Sir Alexander Gray was born in Dundee in 1882 and studied at the Universities of Edinburgh, Göttingen and Paris. He was a civil servant and a Professor of Economy, but is also well known for being a poet. One of his most famous works is entitled ‘Scotland’ from which the words ‘This is my country, / The land that begat me ...' are often quoted. He was made Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1939 and knighted in 1947. He died in 1968.
Updated before 2020
- Artist:
- Lida Moser (1920 - 2014) American
- Title:
- Sir Alexander Gray. Poet
- Date:
- 1949
- Materials:
- Gelatin silver print
- Measurements:
- 25.50 x 30.40 cm
- Object type:
- Photograph
- Accession number:
- PGP 43.8
- Depicted:
- Sir Alexander Gray
- Subjects:
- Writing and literature
True colours
Lida Moser
The photojournalist, Lida Moser, began her career in 1947 while a student in Berenice Abbot's studio in New York. She worked initially for 'Vogue' from 1949 and then for many other leading picture magazines, including 'Harper's Bazaar' and 'Look'. Across a varied commercial career, Moser gained a…
