Herbert Read (1893-1968), Critic and writer on art
Sir Herbert Read
Sitter in 17 portraits
Poet, literary critic and writer on art. As a student at Leeds University (1912-5), Read's interest in modern European art developed through his membership of Leeds Art Club and friendships with painter Jacob Kramer and curator Frank Rutter. He became the foremost commentator on contemporary art in the interwar and post-war periods. During the 1930s, while editor of the Burlington Magazine (1933-9), he promoted the work of artists including Henry Moore, Ben Nicholson and Barbara Hepworth.
by Patrick Heron
oil on canvas, 1950
On display in Room 31 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 4654
by Howard Coster
vintage bromide print, 1934
NPG Ax136099
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1934
NPG x19532
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1934
NPG x19536
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1934
NPG x19537
Festival of Britain group, including Osbert Lancaster, Feliks Topolski and Sir Huw Wheldon
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by Elsbeth R. Juda
modern print, 1951
NPG x136298
Art
Literature, Journalism and Publishing
Groups
First World War Poets
Surrealists and circle
War Poets
Writers and critics
Place
Yorkshire
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