Bern Schwartz
(1914-1978), PhotographerBernard Lee ('Bern') Schwartz
Sitter in 1 portrait
Artist of 143 portraits
Bern Schwartz (1914-1978), an American businessman, took up photography in the early 1970s as a second career. In just a few years, he made memorable studies of many well-known personalities of the time including artists, politicians and royalty. Schwartz, assisted by his wife, Ronny, often captured his subjects in surroundings reflecting their life, work and personality.
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 1970s
NPG P1252
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, October 1975
NPG P1165
Constance Mary Katherine Applebee
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, October 1975
NPG P1135
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 2 November 1976
NPG P1134
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 20 November 1976
NPG P1139
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 6 November 1976
NPG P1159
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, September 1976
NPG P1169
Arnold Abraham Goodman, Baron Goodman
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 19 May 1976
NPG P1176
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 5 November 1976
NPG P1182
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 25 November 1976
NPG P1187
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 25 November 1976
NPG P1188
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 28 November 1976
NPG P1192
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 9 November 1976
NPG P1201
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 1 October 1976
NPG P1203
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 10 November 1976
NPG P1206
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 29 October 1976
NPG P1210
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 29 October 1976
NPG P1211
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 29 October 1976
NPG P1212
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 11 November 1976
NPG P1232
William Rees-Mogg, Baron Rees-Mogg
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 22 November 1976
NPG P1240
Amschel Mayor James Rothschild
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 12 November 1976
NPG P1247
Dorothy de Rothschild (née Pinto)
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, circa 1976
NPG P1248
(Nathaniel Mayer) Victor Rothschild, 3rd Baron Rothschild
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 19 November 1976
NPG P1249
Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 29 November 1976
NPG P1250
Arthur George Weidenfeld, Baron Weidenfeld
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 17 November 1976
NPG P1266
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 20 May 1976
NPG P1268
Sir Hugh Walter Kingwell Wontner
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 9 November 1976
NPG P1270
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 29 October 1976
NPG P1213
Marcus Joseph Sieff, Baron Sieff of Brimpton
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 30 November 1976
NPG P1255
Frederick Donald Coggan, Baron Coggan
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 1 June 1977
NPG P1154
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 7 April 1977
NPG P1153
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 30 March 1977
NPG P1152
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 30 March 1977
NPG P1151
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 23 March 1977
NPG P1150
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 2 May 1977
NPG P1149
(Richard) Michael Carver, Baron Carver
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 13 April 1977
NPG P1148
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 13 May 1977
NPG P1147
Richard Austen ('Rab') Butler, 1st Baron Butler of Saffron Walden
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 4 May 1977
NPG P1146
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 7 November 1977
NPG P1145
Alma Lillian Birk, Baroness Birk of Regent's Park
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, December 1977
NPG P1144
Sidney Lewis Bernstein, 1st Baron Bernstein of Leigh
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 7 December 1977
NPG P1143
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 6 July 1977
NPG P1142
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 30 June 1977
NPG P1141
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 25 April 1977
NPG P1140
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 15 April 1977
NPG P1138
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 27 May 1977
NPG P1137
Robert Armstrong, Baron Armstrong of Ilminster
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 1 April 1977
NPG P1136
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 30 November 1977
NPG P1156
Douglas Albert Vivian Allen, Baron Croham
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 17 June 1977
NPG P1157
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 28 June 1977
NPG P1158
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 10 June 1977
NPG P1160
Alfred Thompson ('Tom') Denning, Baron Denning
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 15 March 1977
NPG P1161
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 26 April 1977
NPG P1162
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 15 June 1977
NPG P1163
(Charles) Garrett Ponsonby Moore, 11th Earl of Drogheda
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 17 April 1977
NPG P1164
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 11 May 1977
NPG P1166
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 3 May 1977
NPG P1167
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 31 March 1977
NPG P1168
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 1 July 1977
NPG P1170
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 11 June 1977
NPG P1171
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