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Francis Goodman (1913-1989), Photographer

Sitter in 5 portraits
Artist associated with 732 portraits
Portrait, fashion and travel photographer; apprenticed in 1931 to Shaw Wildman; work published in 1930s Harper's Bazaar and The Sketch, contributor to Tatler and Bystander in 1940s and 1950s specialising in artists, designers and society subjects.

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x68804

Barbara Bentley (née Hastings)

by Francis Goodman
film negative, 1932
On display in Room 31 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG x68804

Ax39590

Anna May Wong

by Francis Goodman
bromide print, 1933
NPG Ax39590

x68801

Cecil Beaton

by Francis Goodman
film copy negative, 1933
On display in Room 31 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG x68801

x137250

Katja Krassin

by Francis Goodman
photo mechanical reproduction, 1933
NPG x137250

x68812

Anna May Wong

by Francis Goodman
half-plate film copy negative, 1933
NPG x68812

x68811

Anna May Wong

by Francis Goodman
5 x 4 inch film negative, 1933
On display in Room 31 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG x68811

x68806

Florence Lambert (née Kaye, later Hole)

by Francis Goodman
copy negative, 1934
On display in Room 31 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG x68806

x68807

Gertrude Lawrence

by Francis Goodman
5 x 4 inch film negative, 1934
On display in Room 31 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG x68807

x137228

Unidentified fashion model

by Francis Goodman
vintage bromide print, circa 1935
On display in Room 31 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG x137228

x137227

Unidentified fashion model

by Francis Goodman
vintage bromide print, circa 1936-1937
NPG x137227

x137226

Unidentified fashion model

by Francis Goodman
vintage bromide print, circa 1936-1937
On display in Room 31 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG x137226

x12737

Glyn Philpot

by Francis Goodman
vintage bromide print, 1937
On display in Room 31 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG x12737

x12738

Glyn Philpot

by Francis Goodman
vintage bromide print, 1937
On display in Room 31 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG x12738

Ax39659

Anna Zinkeisen

by Francis Goodman
bromide contact print, late 1940s
NPG Ax39659

x195046

Lady Mary Lygon

by Francis Goodman
tear sheet, published 27 March 1940
On display in Room 31 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG x195046

x195053

Zika Ascher; Lida Ascher

by Francis Goodman
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 1940s
NPG x195053

x195054

Lida Ascher

by Francis Goodman
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 1940s
NPG x195054

Ax39612

Terence Rattigan

by Francis Goodman
bromide contact print, mid-late 1940s
NPG Ax39612

Ax39614

Miss Hambourg

by Francis Goodman
bromide contact print, mid-late 1940s
NPG Ax39614