W.H. Auden (1907-1973), Poet
Wystan Hugh ('W.H.') Auden
Sitter associated with 41 portraits
The third son of a doctor and a missionary nurse, Wystan Hugh Auden grew up in Solihull and described his early advantages as 'good genes and good education'. He is best known for his poems of the 1930s and 1940s (Poems, 1930, Look, Stranger!, 1936, For the Time Being, 1945) and for his collaborations with Christopher Isherwood (The Dog Beneath the Skin, 1935, The Ascent of F6, 1936, On the Frontier, 1938). His later publications included The Sea and the Mirror (1944) and The Shield of Achilles (1955). He travelled to Barcelona to support the Republican cause.
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1937
NPG x3092
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1937
NPG x3093
W.H. Auden; Christopher Isherwood
by Howard Coster
film negative, 1937
NPG x540
W.H. Auden; Christopher Isherwood
by Howard Coster
film negative, 1937
NPG x541
Christopher Isherwood; W.H. Auden
by Louise Dahl-Wolfe
toned bromide print, 1938
NPG x15194
by Daniel Farson
vintage contact sheet, 1950s
NPG x46629
by Mark Gerson
modern bromide print, 23 June 1960
NPG x88256
by Mark Gerson
modern bromide print, 23 June 1960
NPG x88203
John L. Nevinson; John Auden; W.H. Auden
by Elliott & Fry
bromide print, circa 1917
NPG x25119
W.H. Auden; Christopher Isherwood
by Howard Coster
half-plate nitrate negative, 1937
NPG x542
Christopher Isherwood; W.H. Auden
by Louise Dahl-Wolfe
cream-toned bromide print, 1938
NPG x15195
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