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Dylan Thomas

(1914-1953), Poet

Sitter in 22 portraits
Born in Swansea, Thomas wrote for the South Wales Evening Post before moving to London. His poetry was admired by T.S. Eliot, Edith Sitwell and Stephen Spender. The collection Eighteen Poems (1934) established him in literary circles. Much of his writing evoked his life in Wales, including Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog (1940). Further stories and poems were published as Twenty-Five Poems (1936), The Map of Love (1939) and Deaths and Entrances (1946), including his best-known poem Fern Hill. From 1940 Thomas was a regular broadcaster and scriptwriter for the BBC. He toured America in 1950, 1952 and 1953. He completed the radio play Under Milk Wood in May 1953, shortly before his death from alcohol abuse.

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Dylan Thomas, by Augustus John - NPG 7049

Dylan Thomas

by Augustus John
oil on canvas, circa 1937-1938
On display in Room 27 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 7049

Dylan Thomas, by Rupert Shephard - NPG 4284

Dylan Thomas

by Rupert Shephard
oil on canvas, 1940
NPG 4284

Dylan Thomas, by Rupert Shephard - NPG 4285

Dylan Thomas

by Rupert Shephard
oil on board, 1940
NPG 4285

Dylan Thomas, by Michael Ayrton - NPG 4089

Dylan Thomas

by Michael Ayrton
charcoal, 1947
NPG 4089

Dylan Thomas, by Rollie McKenna - NPG P1685

Dylan Thomas

by Rollie McKenna
bromide print, January 1952
NPG P1685

Dylan Thomas, by Rollie McKenna - NPG P1683

Dylan Thomas

by Rollie McKenna
bromide print, September 1953
NPG P1683

Dylan Thomas, by Rollie McKenna - NPG P1684

Dylan Thomas

by Rollie McKenna
bromide print, May 1953
NPG P1684

Dylan Thomas, by John Gay - NPG x47303

Dylan Thomas

by John Gay
bromide fibre print, published July 1948
NPG x47303

Dylan Thomas, by Rollie McKenna - NPG x137173

Dylan Thomas

by Rollie McKenna
bromide print, January 1952
NPG x137173

Dylan Thomas, by Rollie McKenna - NPG x137177

Dylan Thomas

by Rollie McKenna
bromide print, 1952
NPG x137177

Dylan Thomas, by Rollie McKenna - NPG x137179

Dylan Thomas

by Rollie McKenna
bromide print, 21 June 1952
NPG x137179

Dylan Thomas, by Jane Bown - NPG x28634

Dylan Thomas

by Jane Bown
bromide print, 1953
NPG x28634

Dylan Thomas; Caitlin Macnamara Thomas, by Rollie McKenna - NPG x137176

Dylan Thomas; Caitlin Macnamara Thomas

by Rollie McKenna
bromide print, September 1953
NPG x137176

Dylan Thomas, by Rollie McKenna - NPG x137178

Dylan Thomas

by Rollie McKenna
bromide print, September 1953
NPG x137178

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Dylan Thomas

by Bill Brandt
bromide print on card mount, 1941
NPG x22483

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