Sir (Edward) Guy Dawber
(1861-1938), ArchitectSitter in 9 portraits
Born in King's Lynn, Norfolk, Dawber had a particular affinity with the countryside. He was a leading exponent of rural domestic architecture and his work is particularly associated with the Cotswolds. He was President of Royal Institute of British Architects (1925-7) and received the Royal Gold Medal for architecture (1928). He played a prominent role in establishing the Council for the Preservation of Rural England (now the Campaign to Protect Rural England) and served as its chairman. He was elected to the Royal Academy in 1935 and knighted in 1936.
Sir (Edward) Guy Dawber; Sir (William) Arbuthnot Lane, 1st Bt
by Sir David Low
pencil, 1920s?
NPG 4529(109)
by Fred Roe
oil on board, 1926
NPG 4168
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, November 1935
NPG x167020
by Elliott & Fry
bromide print, 29 July 1946
NPG x86968
Sir (Edward) Guy Dawber and Axel Herman Haig
by Fred Roe
pen and ink and wash, 27 November 1918
NPG D43125
Noel Nisbet, Sir Evan Charteris, Sir (Edward) Guy Dawber and two unknown sitters
by Fred Roe
pencil, 9 May 1934
NPG D43216
by Elliott & Fry
half-plate glass negative, 29 July 1946
NPG x92611
by Elliott & Fry
half-plate glass negative, 29 July 1946
NPG x92612
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