John Desmond Bernal
1 portrait
© Peter Lofts Photography / National Portrait Gallery, London
John Desmond Bernal
by Ramsey & Muspratt
bromide print, 1932
11 7/8 in. x 10 in. (301 mm x 253 mm) uneven
Given by Jane Burch, 1988
Primary Collection
NPG P363(3)
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This portraitback to top
Although no longer at Cambridge and mostly living in London, Bell was increasingly involved with Lettice Ramsey's friends and the Marxist scientific circle that centred around Bernal.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 53
Linked displays and exhibitionsback to top
- The Bloomsbury Poet & The Cambridge Photographer: Julian Bell & Lettice Ramsey (17 September 2012 - 21 April 2013)



