Yevonde Middleton
Yevonde Middleton | |
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| Born | Yevonde Philone Cumbers 5 January 1893 Streatham, London, England |
| Died | 22 December 1975 (aged 82) London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Known for | Photography |
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Yevonde Philone Middleton (née Cumbers; 5 January 1893 – 22 December 1975) was an English photographer, who pioneered the use of colour in portrait photography. She used the professional name Madame Yevonde or simply Yevonde in a career lasting over 60 years. During the interwar period, she was amongst a group of photographers that "brought a new vitality to British photography".