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Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon (British, 1930-2017)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Known for his extravagance and bravado, Armstrong-Jones was a prominent portrait photographer married to Princess Margaret of the British Royal Family. He primarily undertook portraits of famous socialites and actors. In Keith Mitchell in \u201cThe Death of Satan,\u201d Armstrong-Jones hides one actor’s face in shadow while another emerges into the light, creating a dramatic effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born to a well-to-do family, Armstrong-Jones was first exposed to photography at Cambridge University. He then apprenticed to a British court photographer before establishing his own studio in the Pimco district of London and becoming the court photographer for the royal family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Antony Armstrong Jones, Keith Michell in the play \u201cThe Death of Satan,\u201d<\/em> 1956, Photograph, 12 13\/16 x 9 1\/8 in., Bates College Museum of Art, gift of Robert Flynn Johnson in memory of Robert Andrew Johnson, 2012.10.23<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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