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Aneurin Bevan

(1897-1960), Editor of 'Tribune' and Labour politician; MP for Ebbw Vale and Minister of Health; husband of Jennie Lee

Sitter associated with 34 portraits
Politician. Born in Tredegar, Monmouthshire, 'Nye' Bevan was elected Labour MP for Ebbw Vale (1929-60), and became the South Wales miners' spokesman. He was founder and, from 1942 to 1945, editor of the left-wing weekly Tribune. As Minister for Health and Housing (1945-51) Bevan guided the National Health Service Act through Parliament (1946) and oversaw its implementation in the National Health Service (1948) with nationalised hospitals and free medical treatment for all.

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Aneurin Bevan, by Sir David Low - NPG 4529(23)

Aneurin Bevan

by Sir David Low
pencil, 1935
NPG 4529(23)

Aneurin Bevan, by Peter Lambda - NPG 4993

Aneurin Bevan

by Peter Lambda
bronze head, 1974, based on a work of 1945
On display in Room 28 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 4993

Aneurin Bevan, by Feliks Topolski - NPG 6325

Aneurin Bevan

by Feliks Topolski
charcoal, circa 1954
NPG 6325

Aneurin Bevan; Jennie Lee; William George Bevan and an unknown woman, by George Woodbine, for  Daily Herald - NPG x131119

Aneurin Bevan; Jennie Lee; William George Bevan and an unknown woman

by George Woodbine, for Daily Herald
modern bromide print from original negative, 25 October 1934
NPG x131119

Aneurin Bevan; Jennie Lee; Sir Archibald James Lush and an unknown woman, by George Woodbine, for  Daily Herald - NPG x131120

Aneurin Bevan; Jennie Lee; Sir Archibald James Lush and an unknown woman

by George Woodbine, for Daily Herald
modern bromide print from original negative, 25 October 1934
NPG x131120

Aneurin Bevan, by Edward Malindine, for  Daily Herald - NPG x88298

Aneurin Bevan

by Edward Malindine, for Daily Herald
modern bromide print from original negative, 15 November 1936
On display in Room 27 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG x88298

Aneurin Bevan, by Cecil Beaton - NPG x5168

Aneurin Bevan

by Cecil Beaton
bromide print, 1940
NPG x5168

Aneurin Bevan, by Cecil Beaton - NPG x14029

Aneurin Bevan

by Cecil Beaton
bromide print on white card mount, 1940
NPG x14029

Aneurin Bevan, by Howard Coster - NPG x2930

Aneurin Bevan

by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1943
NPG x2930

Aneurin Bevan, by Howard Coster - NPG x2931

Aneurin Bevan

by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1943
NPG x2931

Aneurin Bevan, by Elliott & Fry - NPG x92563

Aneurin Bevan

by Elliott & Fry
half-plate glass negative, 1945
NPG x92563

Aneurin Bevan, by Elliott & Fry - NPG x92564

Aneurin Bevan

by Elliott & Fry
half-plate glass negative, 1945
NPG x92564

Aneurin Bevan, by Elliott & Fry - NPG x92565

Aneurin Bevan

by Elliott & Fry
half-plate glass negative, 1945
NPG x92565

Aneurin Bevan, by Walter Stoneman - NPG x165169

Aneurin Bevan

by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, September 1945
NPG x165169

Aneurin Bevan, by Elliott & Fry - NPG x92562

Aneurin Bevan

by Elliott & Fry
half-plate glass negative, 4 October 1945
NPG x92562

Aneurin Bevan, by Elliott & Fry - NPG x86355

Aneurin Bevan

by Elliott & Fry
bromide print, 1945
NPG x86355

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