Augustus John
(1878-1961), PainterAugustus Edwin John
Sitter in 106 portraits
Artist associated with 33 portraits
John was born in Tenby, Pembrokeshire, the third of four children. A brilliant student at the Slade School of Art (1894-98). He had also studied together with his sister Gwen John in Paris. He was associated with the New English Art Club and the Camden Town Group but remained largely independent from artistic trends and movements. By the 1920s he was the leading portraitist of his day whose sitters included distinguished contemporaries such as George Bernard Shaw and T.E. Lawrence. He was elected to the Royal Academy in 1928. Alongside these achievements his lifestyle epitomised that of the bohemian artist, a reputation bolstered by his fascination with Romany culture.
by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, March 1930
NPG Ax143140
by Vandyk, copied by Bassano Ltd
half-plate film negative, 1930
NPG x173531
by Carl Vandyk
bromide press print, 1930
NPG x132876
Tallulah Bankhead; Augustus John
by Unknown photographer
bromide print, 1930
NPG x194045
by Unknown photographer
gelatin silver print, circa 1930
NPG x198521
by Peter North
bromide print, 1933
NPG x139590
Dorelia McNeill; Lady Ottoline Morrell; Augustus John
possibly by Philip Edward Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1936
NPG Ax144009
Dorelia McNeill; Lady Ottoline Morrell; Augustus John
possibly by Philip Edward Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1936
NPG Ax144010
Group including Elspeth Fox Pitt (née Phelps); Bertrand Russell and Augustus John
by Alfieri Picture Service
bromide print, 1936
NPG x139591
by Howard Coster
vintage bromide print on card mount, 1937
NPG x1939
by Howard Coster
print, 1937
NPG x1940
by Howard Coster
print, 1937
NPG x1941
by Howard Coster
print, 1937
NPG x2376
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1937
NPG x10970
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1937
NPG x10971
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1937
NPG x10972
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1937
NPG x10973
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1937
NPG x10974
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1937
NPG x10975
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1937
NPG x10976
Related People
- Amaryllis Fleming (daughter)
- Sir Caspar John (son)
- Fenella John (granddaughter)
- Gwendolen Mary ('Gwen') John (sister)
- Henry John (son)
- Pyramus John (son)
- Robin John (son)
- Sara John (granddaughter)
- Dorothy ('Dorelia') McNeill (wife)
- Poppet Pol (née John) (daughter)
- Talitha Dina Pol (granddaughter)
- Julius White (grandson)
- Vivien White (née John) (daughter)
- Yuri White (grandson)
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