Sir John Collings Squire
(1884-1958), Poet and literary editorSitter in 12 portraits
A leading poet of the Georgian school, and an influential critic and editor. He was appointed literary editor of the New Statesman in 1913, and acting editor in 1917. From 1919 to 1934, he was the editor of the monthly periodical, the London Mercury, a publication that highlighted the work of the Georgian poets. His poetry appeared in several volumes including Collected Parodies (1921) and Poems in One Volume (1926). His book of poems The Survival of the Fittest (1916) was one of the earliest poetic protests against the First World War. Squire also collaborated with J.L. Balderston on the hit play Berkeley Square (1926), an adaptation of Henry James's The Sense of the Past.
by William Rothenstein
sanguine, circa 1920
NPG 4794
by John Mansbridge
oil on canvas, 1932-1933
NPG 4110
by Philip Edward Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1930
NPG Ax143170
by Walter Benington, for Elliott & Fry
chlorobromide print, early 1930
NPG x94122
Lord Moore; Sir John Collings Squire
by Bassano Ltd
half-plate glass negative, 15 May 1931
NPG x127538
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate film negative, 10 October 1935
NPG x151794
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate film negative, 10 October 1935
NPG x151796
by Bassano Ltd
bromide print, 10 October 1935
NPG x84838
by Bassano Ltd
bromide print, 10 October 1935
NPG x84839
by Walter Benington, for Elliott & Fry
half-plate glass negative, early 1930s
NPG x99983
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate film negative, 10 October 1935
NPG x151795
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