John Gielgud; Sir Ralph David Richardson

Sittersback to top

• Sir John Gielgud (1904-2000), Actor and theatre director. Sitter in 113 portraits.
• Sir Ralph David Richardson (1902-1983), Actor. Sitter in 28 portraits.

Artistback to top

• Arnold Newman (1918-2006), Photographer. Artist of 61 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.

This portraitback to top

Gielgud and Richardson were photographed by Newman as part of a project for an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, The Great British. Newman had wanted to photograph the two actors since seeing them together in Pinter's No Man's Land in 1975. The photograph was taken in an alleyway at the side of the Duke of York's Theatre following a convivial lunch at the Garrick Club.

Linked publicationsback to top

• Perry, George, The Great British: Photographs by Arnold Newman, 1979 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 30 November 1979 - 11 May 1980), p. 67
• Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 245

Portrait setback to top

• The Great British: photographs by Arnold Newman, 1975-9

Subjects & Themesback to top

• Commissions - Photographic collections
• Double portraits
• Smoking