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Anthony Burgess

(1917-1993), Novelist and critic; composer

Anthony Burgess (John Burgess Wilson)

Sitter in 6 portraits
Novelist and critic; Burgess established a reputation for satiric social commentary, notably with A Clockwork Orange (1962), a powerful analysis of violence; the 1971 film version was considered by its director, Stanley Kubrick, so pernicious an influence that he withdrew it from public release. Other works by Burgess include Earthly Powers (1980) and his autobiography, Little Wilson and Big God (1980).

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Anthony Burgess, by Denis Waugh - NPG P315

Anthony Burgess

by Denis Waugh
C-type colour print, 1980
NPG P315

Anthony Burgess, by Anthea Sieveking - NPG x199132

Anthony Burgess

by Anthea Sieveking
bromide print, 1960s
NPG x199132

Anthony Burgess, by Mark Gerson - NPG x88205

Anthony Burgess

by Mark Gerson
modern bromide print, 1964
NPG x88205

''In' Group', by Patrick Lichfield - NPG x128493

''In' Group'

by Patrick Lichfield
archival inkjet print, July 1967
NPG x128493

Anthony Burgess, by Mark Gerson - NPG x20105

Anthony Burgess

by Mark Gerson
bromide print, 1980
NPG x20105

Writers, by Lord Snowdon - NPG x126893

Writers

by Lord Snowdon
cibachrome print, January 1982
NPG x126893

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