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Cecil Day-Lewis

(1904-1972), Poet Laureate

Sitter in 54 portraits
Poet, critic and detective storywriter (as Nicholas Blake). Made his name with Transitional Poems (1929) and during the 1930s became associated with Auden and Spender in left-wing causes. During World War II worked for the Ministry of Information. Became Professor of Poetry at Oxford (1951-6) and was appointed Poet Laureate in 1968.

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Cecil Day-Lewis, by Irving Penn - NPG P590

Cecil Day-Lewis

by Irving Penn
bromide print, 1950
NPG P590

Cecil Day-Lewis, by Howard Coster - NPG x1609

Cecil Day-Lewis

by Howard Coster
nitrate negative, circa 1936
NPG x1609

Cecil Day-Lewis, by Howard Coster - NPG x1611

Cecil Day-Lewis

by Howard Coster
nitrate negative, circa 1936
NPG x1611

Cecil Day-Lewis, by Howard Coster - NPG x10287

Cecil Day-Lewis

by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1937
NPG x10287

Cecil Day-Lewis, by Bassano Ltd - NPG x127586

Cecil Day-Lewis

by Bassano Ltd
half-plate film negative, 2 June 1939
NPG x127586

Cecil Day-Lewis, by Bassano Ltd - NPG x127587

Cecil Day-Lewis

by Bassano Ltd
half-plate film negative, 2 June 1939
NPG x127587

Cecil Day-Lewis, by Bassano Ltd - NPG x127588

Cecil Day-Lewis

by Bassano Ltd
half-plate film negative, 2 June 1939
NPG x127588

Cecil Day-Lewis, by Bassano Ltd - NPG x127589

Cecil Day-Lewis

by Bassano Ltd
half-plate film negative, 2 June 1939
NPG x127589

Cecil Day-Lewis, by Cecil Beaton - NPG x14056

Cecil Day-Lewis

by Cecil Beaton
bromide print on white card mount, 1942
NPG x14056

Cecil Day-Lewis, by John Gay - NPG x126513

Cecil Day-Lewis

by John Gay
vintage bromide print, published July 1948
NPG x126513

Cecil Day-Lewis; Jill Balcon, by Mark Gerson - NPG x14350

Cecil Day-Lewis; Jill Balcon

by Mark Gerson
bromide print, 1953
NPG x14350

Cecil Day-Lewis, by Ida Kar - NPG x127276

Cecil Day-Lewis

by Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, mid 1950s
NPG x127276

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