Doris Lessing (1919-), Writer
Doris May Lessing
Sitter in 15 portraits
Novelist. Doris Lessing was born in Iran, brought up in Zimbabwe and since 1949 has lived in Britain. Lessing's first novel, The Grass is Singing (1950), was followed by numerous novels and short stories including The Golden Notebook (1962). She was awarded the 2007 Nobel Prize for Literature and her most recent publication is Alfred and Emily (2008).
by Lord Snowdon
vintage bromide print, 25 February 1992
NPG P823
by Leonard William McComb
oil on canvas, 1999
On display in Room 35 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 6516
by Leonard William McComb
oil on canvas, 1999
NPG 6517(2)
by Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, early 1950s
NPG x88537
by Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, early 1950s
NPG x127281
by Mark Gerson
modern bromide print, April 1956
NPG x88216
by Ida Kar
2 1/4 inch square film negative, late 1950s
NPG x132971
by Ida Kar
2 1/4 inch square film negative, late 1950s
NPG x134001
by Roger Mayne
bromide print on card mount, 1959
NPG x4062
by Godfrey Argent
bromide print, 5 December 1969
NPG x166012
by Granville Davies
bromide fibre print, May 1988
NPG x31037
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