British theatre actress, artists’ model, amateur golfer and muse and wife of the portrait painter, David Jagger RP
Works listed were painted by David Jagger RP, ROI, unless indicated otherwise.
Needlework (1921), by David Jagger. National Museums Liverpool
‘Lady in A Green Jacket' (1919) Private Collection
‘New Year's Morning in a Chelsea Studio' (1919) by Sir Alfred Munnings, Private Collection
‘On The Hilltop' (1920) Private Collection
‘Sketch for 'Needlework' (1920/21) Private Collection
‘Needlework' (1921) Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool (National Museums Liverpool)
‘Eileen' (1921) untraced
‘Pierette' (1921) Private Collection
‘The Yellow Jumper' (1921) Private Collection
‘The White Cap' (1922) Private Collection
‘Kathleen' (1922) Williamson Art Gallery & Museum, Birkenhead, The Wirral
‘The Yellow Breakfast Cup' (1922) Private Collection
‘Joan' (1923) untraced
‘Le Chapeau Noir' (1923) Private Collection
‘Study for 'The Jade Necklace' (1922/23) Private Collection
‘The Jade Necklace' (1923) Private Collection
‘Mrs. David Jagger' (1925) by Sir Walter Westley Russell, Private Collection
‘Eve' (1925) Private Collection
‘The Young Golfer' (1927) Private Collection
‘Mrs. David Jagger' (c.1929) Private Collection
‘Mrs. David Jagger' (1930) Private Collection
‘Mrs. David Jagger' (1934) Private Collection
‘Mrs. David Jagger' (1935) Private Collection
Her photogenic beauty led to many images of her appearing in the London society magazines, most notably the Tatler 'Kitty' epitomised the roaring twenties in London and she was often compared to the American actress, Tallulah Bankhead. Throughout the decade she was captured by many leading of London’s leading photographers. ‘Kitty’ was a keen amateur golfer who played on major courses in England, Scotland, France and Ireland. She was also a talented amateur artist and a connoisseur of antique furniture. In 1935 she was one of the members who organised a major touring exhibition, ‘Charles Sargeant Jagger - A Memorial Exhibition’ (1935–37). Two portraits of her appeared in her husband’s only London solo exhibition at the J. Leger & Son in 1935. In 1940, during the London Blitz she was lucky to survive when an adjoining property to her Chelsea home was destroyed by a bomb.