John Randall Bratby (1928-1992), Painter and writer; Editor-in-chief of Art Quarterly
Sitter in 23 portraits
Artist of 3 portraits
Born in Wimbledon and studied at Kingston School of Art (1949-50) and the Royal College of Art (1951-4). It was for his generation of young RCA artists that the art critic David Sylvester coined the phrase 'Kitchen Sink' to describe the realism of their art. Included in the British Pavilion at the Venice Biennale in 1956. In 1957-8 he painted the pictures for the film adaptation of Joyce Cary's novel, The Horse's Mouth. He made it his task in the 1970s to paint portraits of 'names', from tycoons and businessmen to television stars. Bratby also wrote the semi-autobiographical Breakdown (1960). He became a Royal Academician in 1971.
John Randall Bratby; Josephine ('Joey') Pleasence (née Crombie)
by John Randall Bratby
oil on canvas, 1967
NPG 6555
by Ida Kar
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 1959
NPG x31628
by Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, 1959
NPG x88616
by Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, 1959
NPG x88617
by Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, 1959
NPG x88618
by Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, 1959
NPG x88619
by Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, 1959
NPG x88620
by Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, 1959
NPG x88621
by Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, 1959
NPG x88622
by Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, 1959
NPG x88623
by Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, 1959
NPG x88624
John Randall Bratby; David Bratby; Jean Esme Oregon Cooke
by Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, 1959
On display at Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery, Plymouth, UK in the exhibition 'Ida Kar'
NPG x88625
Jean Esme Oregon Cooke; John Randall Bratby
by Lewis Morley
toned bromide print, 1960s
NPG x125155
by Jorge ('J.S.') Lewinski
bromide print on card mount, 1963
NPG x13710
by Godfrey Argent
bromide print, 1 May 1969
NPG x165498
by Godfrey Argent
bromide print, 1 May 1969
NPG x165499
by Godfrey Argent
bromide print, 1 May 1969
NPG x165500
by Bob Collins
bromide fibre print, 1971
NPG x34123
by Paul Joyce
bromide print on card mount, July 1975
NPG x13404
All paintings by this artist on the BBC Your Paintings website
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