Contents

Foreword

Author’s Preface

Part One: Models and The Times

Chapter 1: Anonymous Lives

Chapter 2: Colour Lines

Part Two: Chasing Beauty

Chapter 3: International Ideals

Chapter 4: Academic Dilemmas

Chapter 5: Modern Realities

Chapter 6: Bloomsbury Doorsteps

Part Three: Unconventional Women

Chapter 7: The Quiet Canvas

Chapter 8: The Club Scene

Chapter 9: Wives and Mistresses

Part Four: War and Art

Chapter 10: Echoes from the Front

Chapter 11: The Distaff Side of War

Chapter 12: A Brief Return to Order

Part Five: Freedom and Fame

Chapter 13: The It Girl Arrives

Chapter 14: Footlights and Fancy Dress

Chapter 15: The Changing Dais

Part Six: The Avico Sisters

A Revelation

Compendium of Models

Attributions for Headings and Images

Endnotes