John Drinkwater (1882-1937), Poet and playwright
Sitter in 15 portraits
Initially an insurance clerk, in the period immediately before the First World War John Drinkwater was one of a group of poets, including Rupert Brooke, who were associated with the Gloucestershire village of Dymock. In 1918, he scored his first major success with his play, Abraham Lincoln. He published his first collection of poetry in 1923. Most of his later writing, however, failed to live up to the promise and popularity of his earlier work and his fame gradually declined. He progressed into literary criticism, and later became manager of Birmingham Repertory Theatre.
by Sir William Rothenstein
oil on canvas, circa 1918
NPG 6689
by Sir William Rothenstein
red chalk, 1919
NPG 6707
by Alice Boughton
vintage bromide print, 1920s
NPG P204
by Alexander Stewart ('Sasha')
bromide print, 1920s-1930s
NPG x28338
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, 1931
NPG x167259
by Howard Coster
vintage bromide print, 1934
NPG Ax136078
Mr John Drinkwater Reading' (John Drinkwater; possibly Rudyard Kipling; Dame Edith Sitwell)
by Mark Wayner (Weiner)
lithograph, published 1931
NPG D23328
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cigarette card, 1937
NPG D42396
Literature, Journalism and Publishing
Theatre and Live Entertainment
Groups
Georgian poets
Playwrights and dramatists
Poets
Place
Gloucestershire
