Cyril Edwin Mitchinson Joad
(1891-1953), PhilosopherSitter in 29 portraits
Philosopher, writer, teacher and broadcaster; head of philosophy department at Birkbeck College (1930-53); took classes for the Workers' Educational Association and spoke for the Fabian Society; reached a wide audience as a member of the Any Questions? and The Brains Trust, broadcast on radio from 1941.
by Michelsen Gordon
oil on canvas, 1942
NPG 5984
by Howard Coster
bromide print, 1935
NPG Ax3478
by Howard Coster
bromide print, 1935
NPG Ax136065
by William Flower, for Elliott & Fry
bromide print, 23 June 1939
NPG x90013
by William Flower, for Elliott & Fry
bromide print, 23 June 1939
NPG x13939
by William Flower, for Elliott & Fry
half-plate copy negative, 23 June 1939
NPG x81895
by Bassano Ltd
bromide print, 2 November 1944
NPG x85461
by Bassano Ltd
bromide print, 2 November 1944
NPG x85462
by Karl Pollak
chlorobromide print on card mount, circa 1947
NPG x15028
by BBC
bromide press print, 5 April 1948
NPG x184270
by Walter Stoneman
half-plate glass negative, October 1943
NPG x169246
by Walter Stoneman
half-plate glass negative, October 1943
NPG x169247
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