Maria Volkova - the only woman mosaic artist in the world - is assisting her cousin Mr Boris Anrep with his remarkable floor decorations at the National Gallery in trafalgar Square in London - the design consists of eleven figures - ten of them representing well known people in society and on the stage - the eleventh is a mystery figure - the persons whose features are being immortalised in stone are all personal friends of Mr Anrep - among them are mr Osbert Sitwell as Apollo Mrs Bryan Guinness and Lady Jowitt - photo shows Mr Boris Anrep assisted by Maria Volkova putting the finishing touches to his mosaic at the National Gallery in London June 24th 1933 UnitedArchives00947483

Maria Volkova - the only woman mosaic artist in the world - is assisting her cousin Mr Boris Anrep with his remarkable floor decorations at the National Gallery in trafalgar Square in London - the design consists of eleven figures - ten of them representing well known people in society and on the stage - the eleventh is a mystery figure - the persons whose features are being immortalised in stone are all personal friends of Mr Anrep - among them are mr Osbert Sitwell as Apollo Mrs Bryan Guinness and Lady Jowitt - photo shows Mr Boris Anrep assisted by Maria Volkova putting the finishing touches to his mosaic at the National Gallery in London June 24th 1933 UnitedArchives00947483

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Maria Volkova - the only woman mosaic artist in the world - is assisting her cousin Mr Boris Anrep with his remarkable floor decorations at the National Gallery in trafalgar Square in London - the design consists of eleven figures - ten of them representing well known people in society and on the stage - the eleventh is a mystery figure - the persons whose features are being immortalised in stone are all personal friends of Mr Anrep - among them are mr Osbert Sitwell as Apollo Mrs Bryan Guinness and Lady Jowitt - photo shows Mr Boris Anrep assisted by Maria Volkova putting the finishing touches to his mosaic at the National Gallery in London June 24th 1933 UnitedArchives00947483

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