Arnold Bennett
(1867-1931), Author and journalist(Enoch) Arnold Bennett
Sitter in 33 portraits
Born in Burslem Staffordshire, Bennett moved to London in 1889 where he wrote articles and short stories. Starting as assistant editor of the weekly journal Woman in 1893, he became editor three years later but soon resigned to concentrate on his writing. Anna of the Five Towns (1901) and The Grand Babylon Hotel (1902) were followed by Whom God hath Joined (1906) The Old Wives Tale (1908) and the Clayhanger trilogy (first volume in 1910). They established Bennett as a major exponent of realist fiction. He was a prolific author becoming the highest paid literary journalist in the 1920s for his weekly Evening Standard column.
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
NPG 3422
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
NPG 3423
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
NPG 3424
by Theodore Spicer-Simson
plasticine medallion, 1922
NPG 2043
by Walter Tittle
pencil, 1923
NPG 2664
by Bernard Partridge
chalk and wash, published in Punch 27 April 1927
NPG 4075
by Claude Harris
vintage bromide print, 1910s-1920s
NPG x9080
by James Craig Annan
vintage bromide print, 1911
NPG x131707
by E.O. Hoppé
modern print on sepia-toned Veribrom paper, 1911
NPG x132919
by E.O. Hoppé, published by George G. Harrap & Company, printed by The Vandyck Printers Ltd
photogravure, 1911, published 1915
NPG Ax199043
by Alvin Langdon Coburn
photogravure, 1 February 1913
NPG Ax7797
by George Charles Beresford
vintage print, 1927
NPG x731
by George Charles Beresford
sepia-toned platinotype, 1927
NPG x733
by George Charles Beresford
vintage print, 1927
NPG x734
by Howard Coster
bromide print, July 1929
NPG Ax136119
by Howard Coster
bromide print, July 1929
NPG x136846
by Howard Coster
10 x 8 inch film negative, September 1929
NPG x10353
by Howard Coster
10 x 8 inch film negative, September 1929
NPG x10354
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, July 1929
NPG x2850
by Elliott & Fry
half-plate negative
NPG x82010
Arnold Bennett ('Men of the Day. No. 2317. "The Business Man of Letters."')
by 'Owl'
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 2 April 1913
NPG D45707
by Richard George Mathews
drypoint etching, circa 1920
NPG D21218
after Sir David Low
relief halftone, published 30 January 1926
NPG D4525
'Mr. Punch's Fair of British Industries'
by Bernard Partridge
ink and watercolour on artists' board, 1928
NPG D9626
'Dean Inge, by his articles in a well-known journal, forfeits his amateur status'
by Robert Stewart Sherriffs
ink and crayon, 1928-1931
NPG D18344
by Mark Wayner (Weiner)
lithograph, published 1931
NPG D23325
by Unknown artist, issued by Godfrey Phillips
colour relief halftone cigarette card, 1932
NPG D2699
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