Penrhyn Stanlaws





Penrhyn Stanley Adamson, known as Penrhyn Stanlaws, (1877–1957) was a cover artist and film director. Sydney Adamson, who also became an illustrator, was his older brother.

Career
He was born in Dundee, Scotland.

A successful cover artist, he picked Anna Q. Nilsson to become one of his models. He selected female models who toured by automobile to promote Liberty Loans.

Stanlaws organized a syndicate to build the Hotel des Artistes at 1 West 67th with a large penthouse studio. He also planned a resort in Port Washington on Long Island but it was never built.

He was a fan of the looks of Madge Bellamy.

Filmography

 * The House That Jazz Built (1921)
 * At the End of the World (1921)
 * The Little Minister (1921 film)
 * Singed Wings (1922)
 * The Law and the Woman (1922)
 * The Wiser Sex (1922)
 * Pink Gods (1922)