Sir James Richards
(1907-1992), Architectural historian and criticSitter in 2 portraits
Architectural historian and critic; editor of the Architectural Review (1937-71) and architectural correspondent of The Times (1947-71). A champion of modernism, Richards was Hoffman Wood Professor of Architecture at Leeds University (1957-9) and the author, among other works, of Castles on the Ground (1946).
by Elliott & Fry
quarter-plate glass negative, 1951
NPG x100350
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