Sir Arthur Edward Drummond Bliss (1891-1975), Composer
Sitter associated with 33 portraits
A composer of orchestral and chamber works, Bliss drew inspiration from painting and sculpture. After serving with distinction in World War One, he came to prominence with his Colour Symphony (1922). In 1930, Bliss wrote Morning Heroes, a symphony in memory of his brother and friends killed in battle in the war. Other important work includes the ballet Checkmate (1937) and the score for the film Things to Come (1935), considered one of the finest works in that medium. During World War Two he was the BBC's Director of Music and became Master of the Queen's Music from 1953.
Sir Arthur Edward Drummond Bliss
by (Percy) Wyndham Lewis
pencil, 1922
NPG 6865
Sir Arthur Edward Drummond Bliss
by Mark Gertler
oil on canvas, 1932
NPG 5305
Sir Arthur Edward Drummond Bliss
by Angus McBean
bromide print, 1949
NPG P886
Sir Arthur Edward Drummond Bliss
by Richard Stone
chalk, 1969-1970
NPG 5055
Sir Arthur Edward Drummond Bliss
by Herbert Lambert
photogravure, circa 1922
NPG Ax7755
Sir Arthur Edward Drummond Bliss
by Herbert Lambert
photogravure, circa 1922
NPG x133147
Sir Arthur Edward Drummond Bliss
by Elsie Gordon
snapshot print, 1923
NPG x20608
Cecil Armstrong Gibbs; Sir Arthur Edward Drummond Bliss
by Elsie Gordon
snapshot print, 1923
NPG x20658
Sir Arthur Edward Drummond Bliss
by Gordon Anthony
bromide print, 1937
NPG x44785
Sir Arthur Edward Drummond Bliss
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, 1952
NPG x165316
Sir Arthur Edward Drummond Bliss
by Lida Moser
film negative, 1953
NPG x45312
Sir Arthur Edward Drummond Bliss
by Lida Moser
film negative, 1953
NPG x45313
Sir Arthur Edward Drummond Bliss
by Elliott & Fry
half-plate negative, 1953
NPG x82370
Sir Arthur Edward Drummond Bliss
by Elliott & Fry
half-plate negative, 1953
NPG x82371
Sir Arthur Edward Drummond Bliss
by Elliott & Fry
half-plate negative, 1953
NPG x82372
Sir Arthur Edward Drummond Bliss
by Derek Allen
bromide print, 1954
NPG x24103
Sir Arthur Edward Drummond Bliss
by Norman Parkinson
bromide print on card mount, 1956
NPG x30014
Sir Arthur Edward Drummond Bliss
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by Sandra Lousada
silver gelatin print, 1961
NPG x135452
Sir Arthur Edward Drummond Bliss
by Walter Bird
bromide print, 4 June 1963
NPG x165317
Sir Arthur Edward Drummond Bliss
by Jim Barron
bromide fibre print, mid 1960s
NPG x87776
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