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Ida Kar: Bohemian Photographer. Portraits of Artists from Paris, London and St Ives.

In 1960 Ida Kar (1908-74) became the first photographer to have a retrospective exhibition at a major London art gallery.

Russian-born, of Armenian heritage, she received public and critical acclaim from her contemporaries.

She remains surprisingly little known today, yet she was instrumental in encouraging the acceptance of photography as fine art.

Her portraits offer a fascinating insight into post-war cultural life and her subjects included some of the most celebrated...