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Germaine Greer

(1939-), Writer and broadcaster; Professor of English and Comparative Studies

Sitter in 10 portraits
Australian-born writer, broadcaster and critic. Greer travelled to England in 1964 to study English Literature at Cambridge University, earning a PhD in 1967. She lectured at the University of Warwick (1967-72) whilst working on The Female Eunuch (1970), her classic text. Her critically acclaimed books cover subjects such as women painters and writers, and include The Obstacle Race (1979), and Sex and Destiny (1984), Slip-Shod Sibyls (1995), The Whole Woman (1999), The Boy (2003) and Shakespeare's Wife (2007).

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Germaine Greer, by Lord Snowdon - NPG P813

Germaine Greer

by Lord Snowdon
vintage bromide print, 1971
NPG P813

Germaine Greer, by Dame Paula Rego - NPG 6351

Germaine Greer

by Dame Paula Rego
pastel on paper laid on aluminium, 1995
On display in Room 28 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 6351

Germaine Greer, by Bryan Wharton - NPG x88633

Germaine Greer

by Bryan Wharton
bromide print, 3 June 1969
NPG x88633

Germaine Greer, by Sandra Lousada - NPG x135462

Germaine Greer

by Sandra Lousada
archival pigment print, 1970
NPG x135462

Germaine Greer, by Keith Morris - NPG x198545

Germaine Greer

by Keith Morris
gelatin silver print, May 1971
NPG x198545

Germaine Greer; Elizabeth Anne Reid, by Keystone Press Agency Ltd - NPG x194094

Germaine Greer; Elizabeth Anne Reid

by Keystone Press Agency Ltd
bromide print, March 1975
NPG x194094

Germaine Greer, by Dudley Reed - NPG x32169

Germaine Greer

by Dudley Reed
bromide print on card mount, 1983
NPG x32169

Germaine Greer, by Chris Hay - NPG x29579

Germaine Greer

by Chris Hay
cibachrome print, March 1987
NPG x29579

Germaine Greer, by Jean Cazals - NPG x68851

Germaine Greer

by Jean Cazals
chromogenic print, January 1993
NPG x68851

Germaine Greer, by Polly Borland - NPG x88457

Germaine Greer

by Polly Borland
chromogenic print, October 1999
NPG x88457

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