Imogen Clare Holst
(1907-1984), Musician, dancer, choreographer and actressSitter in 10 portraits
Holst was the only child of the composer Gustav Holst. An outstanding pupil at the Royal College of Music, she won several composition prizes. During World War II, Holst organised musical activities for refugees and civilians in rural areas, and went on to found the music school, Dartington College. She became music assistant to Benjamin Britten in 1952, later becoming artistic director of the Aldeburgh Festival, Suffolk. Holst wrote several musical biographies, including that of her father, and supervised and conducted recordings of his work.
by Kurt Hutton (Kurt Hubschman)
vintage print, 1958
NPG x15237
by Sandra Lousada
gelatin silver print, 1961
NPG x135454
Imogen Clare Holst; Peter Pears; Benjamin Britten
by (Harald Emil) Axel Poignant
bromide print, 1964
NPG x15250
by Clive Barda
bromide fibre print, April 1974
NPG x45145
by Godfrey MacDomnic
bromide print, March 1974
NPG x76993
by Cecil Beaton
pencil, late 1960s-early 1970s
NPG D17943(79)
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