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J.B. Priestley

(1894-1984), Writer

John Boynton ('J.B.') Priestley

Sitter in 92 portraits
J. B. Priestley, the Bradford-born dramatist, novelist and essayist had made his name by the early 1930s with The Good Companions (1929) and Angel Pavement (1930). His first West End Play, Dangerous Corner was staged in 1932 and followed by numerous successes including Time and the Conways (1937), The Linden Tree (1948) and An Inspector Calls (1947), this last still proving hugely popular today in Stephen Daldry's production. During the Second World War Priestley's radio 'Postscripts' on Sunday evenings made him an international figure.

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J.B. Priestley, by Powys Evans - NPG 5109

J.B. Priestley

by Powys Evans
pen and ink, early 1930s?
NPG 5109

J.B. Priestley, by Jacob Kramer - NPG 6461

J.B. Priestley

by Jacob Kramer
charcoal, 1930
NPG 6461

J.B. Priestley, by Maurice Lambert - NPG 6025

J.B. Priestley

by Maurice Lambert
bronze bust, 1948
On display in Room 28 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 6025

J.B. Priestley, by Yousuf Karsh - NPG P490(63)

J.B. Priestley

by Yousuf Karsh
bromide print, 1949
NPG P490(63)

J.B. Priestley, by Irving Penn - NPG P1401

J.B. Priestley

by Irving Penn
gelatin silver print, 1950
NPG P1401

J.B. Priestley, by Sir David Low - NPG 4529(280)

J.B. Priestley

by Sir David Low
pencil, 1952 or before
NPG 4529(280)

J.B. Priestley, by Sir David Low - NPG 4529(281)

J.B. Priestley

by Sir David Low
pencil, 1952 or before
NPG 4529(281)

J.B. Priestley, by Sir David Low - NPG 4529(282)

J.B. Priestley

by Sir David Low
pencil, 1952 or before
NPG 4529(282)

J.B. Priestley, by Sir David Low - NPG 4529(283)

J.B. Priestley

by Sir David Low
pencil, 1952 or before
NPG 4529(283)

J.B. Priestley, by Sir David Low - NPG 4529(284)

J.B. Priestley

by Sir David Low
pencil, 1952 or before
NPG 4529(284)

J.B. Priestley, by Sir David Low - NPG 4529(285)

J.B. Priestley

by Sir David Low
pencil, 1952 or before
NPG 4529(285)

J.B. Priestley, by Sir David Low - NPG 4529(283a)

J.B. Priestley

by Sir David Low
pencil, 1952 or before
NPG 4529(283a)

J.B. Priestley, by Dmitri Kasterine - NPG P1336

J.B. Priestley

by Dmitri Kasterine
digital print, 2009, based on a work of 1975
NPG P1336

J.B. Priestley, by Arnold Newman - NPG P150(33)

J.B. Priestley

by Arnold Newman
bromide print, 1978
NPG P150(33)

J.B. Priestley, by Bern Schwartz - NPG P1239

J.B. Priestley

by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 8 June 1978
NPG P1239

Jacquetta Hawkes; J.B. Priestley, by Lord Snowdon - NPG P817

Jacquetta Hawkes; J.B. Priestley

by Lord Snowdon
vintage bromide print, 29 May 1980
NPG P817

J.B. Priestley, by Lord Snowdon - NPG P1907

J.B. Priestley

by Lord Snowdon
gelatin silver print, 29 May 1980
NPG P1907

J.B. Priestley, by Howard Coster - NPG Ax2243

J.B. Priestley

by Howard Coster
toned bromide print on flock paper, 1926
NPG Ax2243

J.B. Priestley, by Howard Coster - NPG x13518

J.B. Priestley

by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1926
NPG x13518

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