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Miscellaneous Press Cuttings Jan - April 1929, 099-0059

09/03/1929
The Bazaar. De Lászlo is in Cairo finishing portraits of King Fuad [4094][113256][110671][4099] and his son, Prince Farouk [4122]. The writer believes de Lászlo has "painted more famous people than any living artist", including King Edward VII [7705], Queen Alexandra [7707], the Kaiser [4952], the King of Portugal [5156][5160] and Benito Mussolini [6383].
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings Jan - April 1929, 099-0060

08/03/1929
Oxford Times. The Curators of the Bodleian Library have been be authorised to lend the portrait of Pope Pius XI [6690] to de László for three months for exhibition at the Paris Salon.
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings Jan - April 1929, 099-0061

04/03/1929
Daily Mirror. The season in Cairo has been lively. De László has been there to paint portraits of King Fuad [4094][113256][110671][4099] and his son [4122].
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings Jan - April 1929, 099-0062

03/03/1929
Sunday Times. De László is painting three portraits in different uniforms of King Fuad of Egypt [4094][113256][110671]; the sittings are lengthy. The artist's son Paul has been filming the King's son Prince Farouk in the gardens.
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings Jan - April 1929, 099-0063

03/03/1929
New York Herald Tribune. As President and Mrs. Calvin Cooldige prepare to move out of the White House, their plans and the plans for their various effects are discussed in this article, which notes that “The Laszlo portrait of Mr. Coolidge [4169] . . . will remain in the White House."
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings Jan - April 1929, 099-0064

03/03/1929
New York Times. Book review of T. M. Healy’s 'Letters and Leaders of My Day', illustrated with a reproduction of de László’s portrait of Healy [5579].
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings Jan - April 1929, 099-0065

01/03/1929
Natal Witness, Pietermaritzburg. Reproduction of de László’s portrait of the Duchess of York [4460], given to her brother David as a wedding gift.
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings Jan - April 1929, 099-0067

28/02/1929
La Semaine Egyptienne. A record of an interview with de László in Cairo, illustrated by his portraits of the Queen of the Belgians [7870] and of Princess Alice of Athlone [2447]. De László describes his education in Paris with Benjamin-Constant and Lefebvre, and his first successes.
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings Jan - April 1929, 099-0068

28/02/1929
British Weekly. Quotes a review by Ramsay MacDonald of Lord Haldane’s Autobiography, which includes MacDonald’s observations of de László's portrait of Haldane [5552]: "He looks with peaceful benignity at and beyond us, and awaits the merging into the eternal mind".
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings Jan - April 1929, 099-0069

25/03/1929
Ceylon Observer. The marriage took place yesterday of the Hon. David Bowes-Lyon and Rachel, daughter of Lt.-Col. Spender-Clay. Description of wedding gifts, including de László's portrait of the Duchess of York [4460] given by the Countess of Strathmore.
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings Jan - April 1929, 099-0070

24/02/1929
World’s Pictorial News. De László has just painted a portrait of his wife; illustration of the portrait [13210] accompanies the report.
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings Jan - April 1929, 099-0073

23/02/1929
Illustrated London News. Illustration of de László's portrait of Princess Alice of Athlone [2447] accompanies an article celebrating the 25th wedding anniversary of her marriage to Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone.
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings Jan - April 1929, 099-0074

23/02/1929
De László is leaving for Egypt to paint portraits of King Fuad [4094][113256][110671][4099] and Queen Nazli [sic]. Description of Lady Bowden's portrait [2875], which he has just finished.
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings Jan - April 1929, 099-0075

21/02/1929
De László is in Cairo finishing portraits of King Fuad [4094][113256][110671][4099] and his son, Prince Farouk [4122]. Lucy has joined him. Travel plans.
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings Jan - April 1929, 099-0076

15/02/1929
Glasgow Daily Record. An excess of funds gathered to pay for de László's portrait of Lord Provost High [5637] have brought the organising Committee into some confusion as to how to spend the surplus.
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings Jan - April 1929, 099-0077

13/02/1929
Tatler. Lady Astor held a reception at her home in St James’s Square prior to David Bowes-Lyon's wedding. He “arrived proudly carrying de Laszlo's portrait of his sister, the Duchess" [4460].
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings Jan - April 1929, 099-0078

13/02/1929
The Queen. Reproduction of de László's portrait of the Duchess of York [4460], which was given to David Bowes Lyon by his mother as a wedding gift.
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings Jan - April 1929, 099-0079

12/02/1929
La Liberté. Reproduction of de László's portrait of Queen Elisabeth of Belgium [7870], with a caption noting that the artist is currently in Cairo [page 2 of PDF].
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings Jan - April 1929, 099-0080

10/02/1929
La Liberté. De László is painting the portrait of the King and Prince Farouk. After this announcement, there follows a biography, mostly of his artistic career and achievements, accompanied by a photograph of de László standing before his portrait of King Umberto III of Italy.
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings Jan - April 1929, 099-0083

10/02/1929
La Liberté. Duplicate of DLA099-0080, including illustrations of [7890] and [2447]. For a translation and full indexing of the article, see DLA099-0080.