Background
Bertram Charles Percival Park was born in Minster, Kent, in 1883 to Charles Percival Park and Katharine Mary Park. They had a daughter, Hilary June Park who was born in Hampstead in 1920.
Bertram Charles Percival Park was born in Minster, Kent, in 1883 to Charles Percival Park and Katharine Mary Park. They had a daughter, Hilary June Park who was born in Hampstead in 1920.
His images were widely used on British and British Commonwealth postage stamps, currency, and other official documents of the 1930s. He initially worked in the family firm which made artist"s materials. Park married the photographer Yvonne Gregory (1889-1970) at Hampstead in 1916.
Yvonne became one of his principal models.
Her second marriage was to the Finish architect Cyril Mardall (1909-1994) in 1947. She died around 2006.
In 1910, Park was one of the founders of the London Salon of. They shared darkroom staff and facilities and were known as the "Three Photographers".
Park"s work included British and European royalty.
In 1927 he was made an Administration Member of the Order of the British Empire. In the 1939 Birthday Honours he was made up to Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. His images were widely used on British and British Commonwealth postage stamps, currency, and other official documents in the 1930s. He also produced a number of photographic books featuring the female nude and supplied photographs to naturist publications. One of his models was Pamela Green.
In later life, Park lived in Pinner, Middlesex, in a house whose grounds he used as a setting for his photography.
Outside photography, Park was a Commandant in the Metropolitan Special Constabulary and was noted as such in 1927 and 1939.: The cultivation of the rose, National Rose Society, 1967.
Park died in Pinner in 1972. He left an estate of £103,322 Netto.
Park and Gregory"s theatrical portraits form part of the University of Bristol Theatre Collection.