Colin Henry Wilson
(1931-2013), WriterSitter in 21 portraits
The 'angry young man' incarnate, the self-taught Wilson had emerged from working in a shoe factory to produce a bestseller, The Ousider (1956) at the age of 24. Alternating manual and intellectual work, he slept on Hampstead Heath, declaring it the most convenient open space for the British Museum Reading Room.
by Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, 1956
NPG x132117
by Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, 1956
NPG x132118
by Howard Coster
print, 1956
NPG x2152
by Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, 1956
NPG x134738
by Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, 1956
NPG x134739
by Cecil Beaton
bromide print on white card mount, July 1956
NPG x14233
by Cecil Beaton
bromide print on white card mount, July 1956
NPG x27445
by Godfrey Argent
bromide print, 10 September 1970
NPG x165769
by Roger Perry
glossy bromide print, early 1980s
NPG x131686
by Roger Perry
glossy bromide print, early 1980s
NPG x131687
by Howard Coster
print
NPG x2149
by Howard Coster
print
NPG x2150
by Howard Coster
print
NPG x2151
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