Pete Townshend
(1945-), Musician; singer, guitarist and composer for The Who; publisher and authorPeter Dennis Blandford ('Pete') Townshend
Sitter in 21 portraits
Guitarist with The Who. His subsequent solo career has included the albums Another Scoop (1985), Face the Face (1986) and The Iron Man (1989). In 1985 Townshend joined the publishing house Faber and Faber as an editor. A collection of his short stories, Horse's Neck was published in 1985.
The Who (Roger Daltrey, Keith Moon, John Entwistle, Pete Townshend)
by Tony Frank
modern colour print from original transparency, 1965
NPG P1380
by Clive Barker
coloured crayon on paper, 1983
NPG 5880
Pete Townshend; Christopher Sebastian ('Kit') Lambert
by Jim Barron
bromide fibre print, 1960s
NPG x199358
The Who (Pete Townshend; Keith Moon; Roger Daltrey; John Entwistle)
by David Wedgbury
resin print, 1965
NPG x47360
The Who (Pete Townshend; John Entwistle; Roger Daltrey; Keith Moon)
by David Wedgbury
resin print, 1965
NPG x47361
The Who (Pete Townshend; Keith Moon; Roger Daltrey; John Entwistle)
by David Wedgbury
cibachrome print, 1965
NPG x76440
The Who (Keith Moon; Pete Townshend; John Entwistle; Roger Daltrey)
by Colin Jones
Iris print, January 1966
On display in Room 28 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG x125447
Peter Dennis Blandford ('Pete') Townshend
by Alec Byrne
gelatin silver print, 23 May 1967
NPG x200077
by Johnny Dewe-Mathews
bromide print, March 1974
NPG x16144
by Johnny Dewe-Mathews
colour print on card mount, March 1974
NPG x16145
by Stephen Hyde
bromide print, June 1984
NPG x27438
by Trevor Leighton
bromide fibre print, 26 May 1989
NPG x47392
published by Essex Music Ltd, after Unknown photographer
halftone reproduction, published 1965
NPG D48594
published by Fabulous Music Ltd., after Unknown photographer
halftone reproduction, published 1966
NPG D48595
published by Fabulous Music Ltd., after Chris Morphet
halftone reproduction, published 1967
NPG D48596
published by Fabulous Music Ltd., after Unknown photographer
halftone reproduction, published 1969
NPG D48597
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