Sir William Turner Walton (1902-1983), Composer
Sitter in 24 portraits
Influenced by jazz and the music of Stravinsky, he collaborated with Edith Sitwell on Façade (1923), a musical accompaniment to poems by Sitwell. Walton met Edith's brother Sacheverell at Oxford University (1918), after which the Sitwells provided him with patronage and encouragement. His later works, notably Belshazzar's Feast (1931), three concertos and two symphonies, show the evolution of a personal style combining modernist elements with traditional form. From 1919 until 1933 Walton was a part of the Sitwell brothers' household and through their association with Constant Lambert met the composer's brother Maurice. Walton was knighted in 1951.
by Maurice Lambert
bronze head, circa 1925
NPG 5913
by Michael Ayrton
oil on canvas, 1948
NPG 5138
by Lord Snowdon
vintage bromide print, 7 April 1980
NPG P844
by Cecil Beaton
bromide print, October 1927
NPG x40409
by Howard Coster
10 x 8 inch film negative, 1935
NPG x14661
by Bassano
whole-plate film negative, 3 April 1937
NPG x81194
by Bassano
whole-plate film negative, 3 April 1937
NPG x81195
by Bassano
whole-plate film negative, 3 April 1937
NPG x81196
by Bassano
whole-plate film negative, 3 April 1937
NPG x81197
by Cecil Beaton
bromide print on white card mount, 1940s
NPG x14232
by Elliott & Fry
vintage print, 1951
NPG x91673
by Derek Allen
bromide print, 1954
NPG x32799
by Baron (Sterling Henry Nahum)
bromide print
NPG x27250
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