Reyner Banham
(1922-1988), Architectural critic and historianSitter in 2 portraits
Receiving his doctorate from the Courtauld Institute of Art, in the mid 1950s Banham with Richard Hamilton, Eduardo Paolozzi and others formed the Independent Group at the ICA, which explored everyday arts. His writings on modern material culture featured in the New Statesman and New Society, and he was Executive Director of The Architectural Review, until 1965. Banham's reputation was confirmed by the publication Theory and Design in the First Machine Age (1960). Later books included Los Angeles: the Architecture of Four Ecologies (1971).
by Lord Snowdon
gelatin silver print, 6 January 1963
NPG P1941
Comments back to top
We are currently unable to accept new comments, but any past comments are available to read below.
If you need information from us, please use our Archive enquiry service . Please note that we cannot provide valuations. You can buy a print or greeting card of most illustrated portraits. Select the portrait of interest to you, then look out for a Buy a Print button. Prices start at around £6 for unframed prints, £16 for framed prints. If you wish to license an image, select the portrait of interest to you, then look out for a Use this image button, or contact our Rights and Images service. We digitise over 8,000 portraits a year and we cannot guarantee being able to digitise images that are not already scheduled.