James Joyce
(1882-1941), Novelist, poet and playwrightSitter in 7 portraits
Born in Dublin, Joyce is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential twentieth-century authors. His most significant works are Dubliners (1914), Ulysses (published in Paris in 1922, but banned in the UK until 1936), in which he employed the experimental ‘stream of consciousness’ technique among other literary styles, and Finnegans Wake (1939).
by Berenice Abbott
vintage bromide print, 1926
NPG P610
by Berenice Abbott
gelatin silver print, 1928
NPG P1310
by Renée Mendel
wooden statuette, 1934
NPG 5883
by Jacques-Emile Blanche
oil on canvas, 1935
On display in Room 31 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 3883
after Wyndham Lewis
lithograph, published 1932 (1920)
NPG D32948
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