Iris Tree

Iris Tree, born on January 27, 1897, in London, was a poet, actress, and painter’s model known for sitting for members of the Bloomsbury Group and for her bohemian lifestyle. She was the author of three books of poetry, including The Traveler and Other Poems (Boni & Liveright, 1927), and was anthologized in the first four issues of Edith Sitwell’s Wheels. She died on April 13, 1968.