Cecil Harmsworth King
(1901-1987), Newspaper magnate and writerSitter in 10 portraits
Newspaper proprietor and publisher. In the post-war years, King, the chairman of Mirror Newspapers and the Mirror Group, built a worldwide publishing empire, which became in 1963, the International Printing Corporation (IPC). Under King, the Daily Herald, 'Labour's own (and only) paper' became the Sun. King and Hugh Cudlipp, his editor at the Daily Mirror, had a serious impact on the fortunes of the post-war Labour Party, both in and out of office.
by Sir David Low
pencil, circa 1950s-1963
NPG 4529(192)
by Sir David Low
pencil, circa 1950s-1963
NPG 4529(193)
by Sir David Low
pencil, circa 1950s-1963
NPG 4529(194)
by Sir David Low
pencil, circa 1950s-1963
NPG 4529(195)
by Graham Sutherland
oil on canvas, 1969
NPG 6613
by Godfrey Argent
bromide print, 7 May 1969
NPG x165938
by Godfrey Argent
bromide print, 7 May 1969
NPG x165939
by Daily Mirror
glossy bromide print, 1970
NPG x19141
by Paul Joyce
bromide print on card mount, June 1977
NPG x13411
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