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Zoë Dominic

1920 – 2011

British photographer

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About Zoë Dominic

Lived 1920 – 2011 (aged 90). Zoë Dominic was a British photographer.

Zoë Dominic (4 July 1920 – 11 January 2011) was a British dance and theatre photographer.

Dominic's work as a theatre photographer began in the Royal Court Theatre around 1957. She became known for photographing the postwar British theatre revival, including actors Laurence Olivier, Joan Plowright and Maggie Smith and performers Maria Callas, Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev.

John Selwyn Gilbert wrote of her: "I know of no other photographer who got closer to the real spirit of dancers and the dance than Zoë Dominic. She was a remarkable photographer and inspired great trust in the artists she took as subjects. If she caught a dancer in an unflattering pose or making a mistake, a drooping wrist, a lazy, half-pointed foot, she would not print the picture."

She was awarded an OBE in 2006 and the Royal Photographic Society's Hood medal in 1986.

Publications John Selwyn Gilbert and Zoë Dominic, Frederick Ashton: A Choreographer and His Ballets, Harrap (1971). . Janet Baker and Zoë Dominic, Full Circle, an autobiographical Journal (1982). .

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Important facts

Birth century
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Education
London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Awards
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Also known as
Zoë Denise Dominic

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Zoë Dominic?

British photographer

When was Zoë Dominic born?

Zoë Dominic was born on 4 July 1920 in United Kingdom.

When did Zoë Dominic die?

Zoë Dominic died on 11 January 2011.

What was Zoë Dominic's occupation?

Zoë Dominic was a photographer.

What nationality was Zoë Dominic?

Zoë Dominic was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Zoë Dominic

· Wikidata: Q8074733

· DBpedia: Zoë Dominic

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