Ken Loach
(1936-), Film directorKenneth Charles ('Ken') Loach
Sitter in 8 portraits
Loach is known for his socially conscious realist dramas. He made his name with Cathy Come Home (1966), a BBC TV play about a young mother’s descent into poverty and homelessness, which caused public outcry at the time and brought the issue of homelessness into public debate. Subsequent films include Kes (1969), Land and Freedom (1995), Sweet Sixteen (2002) and Looking For Eric (2009). He was awarded the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival for The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006) and I, Daniel Blake (2016).
by J.S. Lewinski
bromide print, May 1972
NPG P1052
by Nina Mae Fowler
compressed charcoal and pencil on paper, 2019
NPG 7071
by Mayotte Magnus
modern bromide print from original negative, 1973
NPG x138820
by Neil Libbert
bromide print, 1987
NPG x136290
by Mary McCartney
chromogenic print, December 2002
NPG x126206
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