T.S. Eliot

Sitterback to top

• Thomas Stearns ('T.S.') Eliot (1888-1965), Poet. Sitter in 66 portraits.

Artistback to top

• Sir Jacob Epstein (1880-1959), Sculptor. Artist of 14 portraits, Sitter associated with 66 portraits.

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American by birth, British by adoption, and culturally a European, Eliot is a writer of outstanding importance in modern English literature, and the author of The Waste Land (1922), Murder in the Cathedral (1935), Four Quartets (1944) and The Cocktail Party (1949). Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats (1939), a book of light verse, is the basis of the musical stage show, Cats. Acquired with help form the Contemporary Art Society, 1965. Given by the Trustees of the Epstein Estate, 1965.

Linked publicationsback to top

• Gibson, Robin; Clerk, Honor, 20th Century Portraits in the National Portrait Gallery Collection, 1993, p. 18
• Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 199

Subjects & Themesback to top

• On display at the Gallery
• Sculptures