Into the Night
by Colleen Kammerer
Title
Into the Night
Artist
Colleen Kammerer
Medium
Photograph - Fine Art Photography
Description
Into the Night - Fine Art Photograph by Colleen Kammerer
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ABOUT THE PHOTO:
Simple, mysterious and beautiful.
The little silver lady stands as a symbol of forbidden love. The secret story behind Rolls-Royce's iconic emblem is that of Star-crossed lovers. Lord Montagu of Beaulieu had commissioned this mascot as an emblem not of wealth and luxury, but of love. The subject, Eleanor Velasco Thornton, was a young woman hired as his secretary in 1902, and the two fell quickly in love. But love is not always easy. His marriage to another, and her lower social standing required them to keep their love a secret. Still, they stayed together for over a decade. She modeled for the statuette, which was christened "The Whisper"-- for their secret love. In the end, their love played out in as a true tragedy when the boat they were traveling on through the Mediterranean to India, the SS Persia, was torpedoed by a German U-boat. There was no time to get to a lifeboat and as they made for the decks on the listing ship, "Montagu had Eleanor in his arms, the next they were hit by a wall of water and she was gone." He survived and in an ironic twist was home to read his own obituary in the Times! The Spirit of Ecstasy remains as a symbol of their love.
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July 2nd, 2016
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