Barry Marsden
(1954-), PhotographerArtist of 71 portraits
Marsden took up photography at the age of 30 in 1981 after taking a degree in painting at Loughborough College of Art. His portrait of the classical composer James MacMillan appeared on the poster for the 1997 NPG exhibition Variations on a Theme while his iconic portrait of Jarvis Cocker, one of many pop commissions for Vox magazine, featured strongly in the 1999 Icons of Pop exhibition.
Watch a film clip on the photographer recorded for the Gallery in the Media section below
by Barry Marsden
cibachrome print, 23 March 1995
NPG x126126
by Barry Marsden
bromide fibre print, 3 February 1995
NPG x87660
by Barry Marsden
bromide fibre print, 24 August 1998
NPG x88121
by Barry Marsden
chromogenic print, 19 June 2009
NPG x135323
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Alex Harvey
14 May 2021, 00:55
Barry Marsden taught photography at adult community learning, Brentwood, Essex.