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Stephen Spender

(1909-1995), Poet and critic

Sir Stephen Harold Spender

Sitter associated with 53 portraits
Poet and man of letters. Spender met W.H. Auden and other writers of Auden's circle at Oxford University before going to Berlin in 1930 and later to Spain, during the Civil War. He held many academic appointments in England and the USA and was editor (with Cyril Connolly) of Horizon (1939-41) and of Encounter (1953-66). His first major collection of poetry, Poems (1933), was followed by, amongst others, The Still Centre (1939), Poems of Dedication (1947) and The Generous Days (1969). His highly acclaimed autobiography , World Within a World (1953) details his experiences as well as those of his friends, at the front.

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Stephen Spender, by Rollie McKenna - NPG x137196

Stephen Spender

by Rollie McKenna
bromide print, 1955
NPG x137196

Stephen Spender, by Fred Stein - NPG x199082

Stephen Spender

by Fred Stein
modern archival print, circa 1960
NPG x199082

Stephen Spender, by Mark Gerson - NPG x15446

Stephen Spender

by Mark Gerson
bromide print, February 1966
NPG x15446

W.H. Auden; Stephen Spender, by Central Press - NPG x184157

W.H. Auden; Stephen Spender

by Central Press
bromide press print, 22 June 1972
NPG x184157

Stephen Spender, by Paul Joyce - NPG x13422

Stephen Spender

by Paul Joyce
bromide print on card mount, October 1977
NPG x13422

Stephen Spender, by Paul Joyce - NPG x13440

Stephen Spender

by Paul Joyce
cibachrome print, October 1977
NPG x13440

Stephen Spender, by Granville Davies - NPG x25141

Stephen Spender

by Granville Davies
bromide print, November 1985
NPG x25141

Stephen Spender, by Granville Davies - NPG x25140

Stephen Spender

by Granville Davies
bromide print, November 1985
NPG x25140

Stephen Spender, by Alexandra Burke - NPG x32388

Stephen Spender

by Alexandra Burke
cibachrome semi-matte colour print, May 1988
NPG x32388

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Stephen Spender

by Bill Brandt
bromide print, 1941
NPG P196

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