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Barry Marsden

(1954-), Photographer

Artist of 71 portraits
Marsden took up photography at the age of 30 in 1981 after taking a degree in painting at Loughborough College of Art. His portrait of the classical composer James MacMillan appeared on the poster for the 1997 NPG exhibition Variations on a Theme while his iconic portrait of Jarvis Cocker, one of many pop commissions for Vox magazine, featured strongly in the 1999 Icons of Pop exhibition.

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Alfred Leslie Rowse, by Barry Marsden - NPG P694

Alfred Leslie Rowse

by Barry Marsden
bromide print, 1993
NPG P694

Peter Boizot, by Barry Marsden - NPG P718(2)

Peter Boizot

by Barry Marsden
black and white negative, 1998
NPG P718(2)

Stephen Bull, by Barry Marsden - NPG P718(3)

Stephen Bull

by Barry Marsden
colour transparency, 1998
NPG P718(3)

Antonio Carluccio, by Barry Marsden - NPG P718(4)

Antonio Carluccio

by Barry Marsden
black and white negative, 17 September 1998
NPG P718(4)

Robert Carrier, by Barry Marsden - NPG P718(5)

Robert Carrier

by Barry Marsden
colour transparency, 1998
NPG P718(5)

Sally Clarke, by Barry Marsden - NPG P718(6)

Sally Clarke

by Barry Marsden
colour transparency, 1998
NPG P718(6)

Derek Macdonald Cooper, by Barry Marsden - NPG P718(8)

Derek Macdonald Cooper

by Barry Marsden
black and white negative, 1998
NPG P718(8)

Richard Corrigan, by Barry Marsden - NPG P718(9)

Richard Corrigan

by Barry Marsden
black and white negative, 4 September 1998
NPG P718(9)

Sophie Grigson, by Barry Marsden - NPG P718(11)

Sophie Grigson

by Barry Marsden
colour negative, 6 November 1998
NPG P718(11)

Ken Hom, by Barry Marsden - NPG P718(12)

Ken Hom

by Barry Marsden
colour transparency, 1998
NPG P718(12)

Madhur Jaffrey, by Barry Marsden - NPG P718(14)

Madhur Jaffrey

by Barry Marsden
colour transparency, 6 October 1998
NPG P718(14)

Pierre Koffmann, by Barry Marsden - NPG P718(15)

Pierre Koffmann

by Barry Marsden
colour transparency, 1998
NPG P718(15)

Nico Landenis, by Barry Marsden - NPG P718(16)

Nico Landenis

by Barry Marsden
colour transparency, 1998
NPG P718(16)

Rowley Leigh, by Barry Marsden - NPG P718(17)

Rowley Leigh

by Barry Marsden
colour transparency, 1998
NPG P718(17)

Prue Leith, by Barry Marsden - NPG P718(18)

Prue Leith

by Barry Marsden
colour transparency, 1998
NPG P718(18)

Alastair Little, by Barry Marsden - NPG P718(19)

Alastair Little

by Barry Marsden
black and white negative, 1998
NPG P718(19)

Fay Maschler, by Barry Marsden - NPG P718(20)

Fay Maschler

by Barry Marsden
colour transparency, 1998
NPG P718(20)

Joyce Molyneux, by Barry Marsden - NPG P718(21)

Joyce Molyneux

by Barry Marsden
colour transparency, 1998
NPG P718(21)

Anton Mosimann, by Barry Marsden - NPG P718(22)

Anton Mosimann

by Barry Marsden
black and white negative, 1998
NPG P718(22)

Gary Rhodes, by Barry Marsden - NPG P718(24)

Gary Rhodes

by Barry Marsden
colour transparency, 23 November 1998
NPG P718(24)

Ruth Elias, Lady Rogers; Rose Gray, by Barry Marsden - NPG P718(26)

Ruth Elias, Lady Rogers; Rose Gray

by Barry Marsden
colour transparency, 11 November 1998
NPG P718(26)

Rick Stein, by Barry Marsden - NPG P718(29)

Rick Stein

by Barry Marsden
colour transparency, 1998
NPG P718(29)

Franco Taruschio, by Barry Marsden - NPG P718(30)

Franco Taruschio

by Barry Marsden
colour transparency, 1998
NPG P718(30)

Raymond Blanc, by Barry Marsden - NPG P718(1)

Raymond Blanc

by Barry Marsden
colour transparency, 1999
NPG P718(1)

Oliver Peyton, by Barry Marsden - NPG P718(23)

Oliver Peyton

by Barry Marsden
colour transparency, 1 February 1999
NPG P718(23)

Dick Francis, by Barry Marsden - NPG x39362

Dick Francis

by Barry Marsden
bromide fibre print, 1984
NPG x39362

Rowan Atkinson, by Barry Marsden - NPG x39354

Rowan Atkinson

by Barry Marsden
bromide fibre print, 1984
NPG x39354

Frank Clarke, by Barry Marsden - NPG x39357

Frank Clarke

by Barry Marsden
bromide fibre print, 1985
NPG x39357

Trix Worrell, by Barry Marsden - NPG x39374

Trix Worrell

by Barry Marsden
bromide fibre print, 1985
NPG x39374

Robert Wyatt, by Barry Marsden - NPG x39376

Robert Wyatt

by Barry Marsden
bromide fibre print, 1985
NPG x39376

Gaby Agis, by Barry Marsden - NPG x36075

Gaby Agis

by Barry Marsden
bromide fibre print, 1985
NPG x36075

Martin Amis, by Barry Marsden - NPG x39353

Martin Amis

by Barry Marsden
bromide fibre print, 1987
NPG x39353

Iain Banks, by Barry Marsden - NPG x39355

Iain Banks

by Barry Marsden
bromide print, 1988
NPG x39355

Carel Weight, by Barry Marsden - NPG x39373

Carel Weight

by Barry Marsden
bromide fibre print, 1988
NPG x39373

Nell Dunn, by Barry Marsden - NPG x39360

Nell Dunn

by Barry Marsden
bromide fibre print, 1988
NPG x39360

Graham Swift, by Barry Marsden - NPG x39372

Graham Swift

by Barry Marsden
bromide fibre print, 1988
NPG x39372

Miron Grindea, by Barry Marsden - NPG x39364

Miron Grindea

by Barry Marsden
bromide fibre print, 1989
NPG x39364

John Mortimer, by Barry Marsden - NPG x39367

John Mortimer

by Barry Marsden
bromide fibre print, 1989
NPG x39367

Lord Snowdon, by Barry Marsden - NPG x39370

Lord Snowdon

by Barry Marsden
bromide fibre print, 1989
NPG x39370

John Charles Galliano, by Barry Marsden - NPG x39363

John Charles Galliano

by Barry Marsden
bromide fibre print, 1990
NPG x39363

Sir Peter Robert Wright, by Barry Marsden - NPG x39375

Sir Peter Robert Wright

by Barry Marsden
bromide fibre print, 1990
NPG x39375

Roger James Cook, by Barry Marsden - NPG x39358

Roger James Cook

by Barry Marsden
bromide fibre print, 1990
NPG x39358

Edward de Bono, by Barry Marsden - NPG x39359

Edward de Bono

by Barry Marsden
bromide fibre print, 1990
NPG x39359

Marianne Faithfull, by Barry Marsden - NPG x39361

Marianne Faithfull

by Barry Marsden
bromide fibre print, 1990
NPG x39361

David Heath, by Barry Marsden - NPG x39365

David Heath

by Barry Marsden
bromide fibre print, 1990
NPG x39365

Sir Simon Neville Llewelyn Marsden, 4th Bt, by Barry Marsden - NPG x39366

Sir Simon Neville Llewelyn Marsden, 4th Bt

by Barry Marsden
bromide fibre print, 1990
NPG x39366

Ralph Steadman, by Barry Marsden - NPG x39371

Ralph Steadman

by Barry Marsden
bromide fibre print, 1990
NPG x39371

Clive Barker, by Barry Marsden - NPG x39356

Clive Barker

by Barry Marsden
bromide fibre print, 1991
NPG x39356

Donald Pleasence, by Barry Marsden - NPG x39368

Donald Pleasence

by Barry Marsden
bromide fibre print, 1991
NPG x39368

Caroline Quentin, by Barry Marsden - NPG x87705

Caroline Quentin

by Barry Marsden
bromide fibre print, mid-late 1990s
NPG x87705

Jenny Eclair, by Barry Marsden - NPG x87706

Jenny Eclair

by Barry Marsden
chromogenic print, mid 1990s
NPG x87706

James Loy MacMillan, by Barry Marsden - NPG x76983

James Loy MacMillan

by Barry Marsden
bromide fibre print, 15 June 1994
NPG x76983

Goldie, by Barry Marsden - NPG x87758

Goldie

by Barry Marsden
chromogenic print, 6 February 1995
NPG x87758

Jarvis Cocker, by Barry Marsden - NPG x125140

Jarvis Cocker

by Barry Marsden
bromide fibre print, 1995
On display in Room 28 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG x125140

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Alex Harvey

14 May 2021, 00:55

Barry Marsden taught photography at adult community learning, Brentwood, Essex.