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Bern Schwartz

(1914-1978), Photographer

Bernard 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.

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Larry Adler, by Bern Schwartz - NPG P1134

Larry Adler

by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 2 November 1976
NPG P1134

Sir Alfred Jules Ayer, by Bern Schwartz - NPG P1139

Sir Alfred Jules Ayer

by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 20 November 1976
NPG P1139

Sir Clifford Michael Curzon, by Bern Schwartz - NPG P1159

Sir Clifford Michael Curzon

by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 6 November 1976
NPG P1159

(John) Barry Foster, by Bern Schwartz - NPG P1169

(John) Barry Foster

by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, September 1976
NPG P1169

Sir Edward Heath, by Bern Schwartz - NPG P1182

Sir Edward Heath

by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 5 November 1976
NPG P1182

Basil Hume, by Bern Schwartz - NPG P1187

Basil Hume

by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 25 November 1976
NPG P1187

Basil Hume, by Bern Schwartz - NPG P1188

Basil Hume

by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 25 November 1976
NPG P1188

Ann Maureen Jenner, by Bern Schwartz - NPG P1192

Ann Maureen Jenner

by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 28 November 1976
NPG P1192

Donald Whyte MacLeary, by Bern Schwartz - NPG P1201

Donald Whyte MacLeary

by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 9 November 1976
NPG P1201

Alicia Markova, by Bern Schwartz - NPG P1203

Alicia Markova

by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 1 October 1976
NPG P1203

Sir Robert Mayer, by Bern Schwartz - NPG P1206

Sir Robert Mayer

by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 10 November 1976
NPG P1206

Henry Moore, by Bern Schwartz - NPG P1210

Henry Moore

by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 29 October 1976
NPG P1210

Henry Moore, by Bern Schwartz - NPG P1211

Henry Moore

by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 29 October 1976
NPG P1211

Henry Moore, by Bern Schwartz - NPG P1212

Henry Moore

by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 29 October 1976
NPG P1212

Merle Park, by Bern Schwartz - NPG P1232

Merle Park

by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 11 November 1976
NPG P1232

Harold Wilson, by Bern Schwartz - NPG P1268

Harold Wilson

by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 20 May 1976
NPG P1268

Henry Moore, by Bern Schwartz - NPG P1213

Henry Moore

by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 29 October 1976
NPG P1213

King Charles III, by Bern Schwartz - NPG P1152

King Charles III

by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 30 March 1977
NPG P1152

King Charles III, by Bern Schwartz - NPG P1151

King Charles III

by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 30 March 1977
NPG P1151

Lord David Cecil, by Bern Schwartz - NPG P1150

Lord David Cecil

by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 23 March 1977
NPG P1150

James Callaghan, by Bern Schwartz - NPG P1147

James Callaghan

by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 13 May 1977
NPG P1147

Claire Bloom, by Bern Schwartz - NPG P1145

Claire Bloom

by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 7 November 1977
NPG P1145

Sir Isaiah Berlin, by Bern Schwartz - NPG P1142

Sir Isaiah Berlin

by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 6 July 1977
NPG P1142

Tony Benn, by Bern Schwartz - NPG P1141

Tony Benn

by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 30 June 1977
NPG P1141

Janet Baker, by Bern Schwartz - NPG P1140

Janet Baker

by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 25 April 1977
NPG P1140

Sir Frederick Ashton, by Bern Schwartz - NPG P1138

Sir Frederick Ashton

by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 15 April 1977
NPG P1138

Dame Peggy Ashcroft, by Bern Schwartz - NPG P1137

Dame Peggy Ashcroft

by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 27 May 1977
NPG P1137

Fleur Cowles Meyer, by Bern Schwartz - NPG P1156

Fleur Cowles Meyer

by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 30 November 1977
NPG P1156

John Curry, by Bern Schwartz - NPG P1158

John Curry

by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 28 June 1977
NPG P1158

Sir Colin Rex Davis, by Bern Schwartz - NPG P1160

Sir Colin Rex Davis

by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 10 June 1977
NPG P1160

Ninette de Valois, by Bern Schwartz - NPG P1162

Ninette de Valois

by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 26 April 1977
NPG P1162

Sir Anthony Dowell, by Bern Schwartz - NPG P1163

Sir Anthony Dowell

by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 15 June 1977
NPG P1163

Margot Fonteyn, by Bern Schwartz - NPG P1167

Margot Fonteyn

by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 3 May 1977
NPG P1167

Clare Mary Francis, by Bern Schwartz - NPG P1170

Clare Mary Francis

by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 1 July 1977
NPG P1170

Elisabeth Frink, by Bern Schwartz - NPG P1171

Elisabeth Frink

by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 11 June 1977
NPG P1171

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