J.B. Priestley
(1894-1984), WriterJohn 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.
by Michael Noakes
oil on canvas, 1970
NPG 6378
by Dmitri Kasterine
digital print, 2009, based on a work of 1975
NPG P1336
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 8 June 1978
NPG P1239
Jacquetta Hawkes; J.B. Priestley
by Lord Snowdon
vintage bromide print, 29 May 1980
NPG P817
by Lord Snowdon
gelatin silver print, 29 May 1980
NPG P1907
by Howard Coster
toned bromide print on flock paper, 1926
NPG Ax2243
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1926
NPG x13518
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