Herbert Read
(1893-1968), Critic, poet and writer on artSir Herbert Read
Sitter in 17 portraits
As a student at Leeds University (1912-5), Read's interest in modern European art developed through his membership of Leeds Art Club and friendships with painter Jacob Kramer and curator Frank Rutter. He became the foremost commentator on contemporary art in the interwar and post-war periods and was well-known for his promotion of modern European art and support for British artists such as Henry Moore, Paul Nash, Ben Nicholson and Barbara Hepworth. He was editor of the influential Burlington Magazine (1933-39) and an organiser of the London International Surrealist Exhibition in 1936. In 1947 he co-founded the Institute of Contemporary Art.
by Howard Coster
bromide print, 1934
NPG Ax3520
by Howard Coster
bromide print, 1934
NPG Ax136099
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1934
NPG x19532
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1934
NPG x19536
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1934
NPG x19537
by Walter Bird
bromide print, 20 October 1965
NPG x159831
by Mark Gerson
bromide print
NPG x13767
by Edgar Holloway
etching, 1934
NPG D37805
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