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Richard Crossman

(1907-1974), Labour politician, diarist and editor of the New Statesman

Sitter in 13 portraits
Crossman left his position as a Classics don at Oxford to dedicate himself to politics and the Labour party. Between 1945 and 1974, he was MP for Coventry East. Crossman rose to political prominence in Harold Wilson's government as leader of the House of Commons and for his work in the Department of Health and Social Security between 1968 and 1970. His controversial and detailed Diaries of a Cabinet Minister, published posthumously, are a lasting legacy and an important record of twentieth-century British politics.

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Richard Crossman, by Bassano Ltd - NPG x31133

Richard Crossman

by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate film negative, 8 September 1936
NPG x31133

Richard Crossman, by Bassano Ltd - NPG x31134

Richard Crossman

by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate film negative, 8 September 1936
NPG x31134

Richard Crossman giving instructions to the cyclists who are touring with election posters, by Harold Tomlin, for  Daily Herald - NPG x88296

Richard Crossman giving instructions to the cyclists who are touring with election posters

by Harold Tomlin, for Daily Herald
modern bromide print from original negative, 23 April 1937
NPG x88296

Maltilda Fischer; Richard Crossman, by Harold Tomlin, for  Daily Herald - NPG x88297

Maltilda Fischer; Richard Crossman

by Harold Tomlin, for Daily Herald
modern bromide print from original negative, 23 April 1937
On display in Room 27 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG x88297

Richard Crossman, by Bassano Ltd - NPG x77272

Richard Crossman

by Bassano Ltd
half-plate film negative, 20 February 1947
NPG x77272

Richard Crossman, by Bassano Ltd - NPG x77273

Richard Crossman

by Bassano Ltd
half-plate film negative, 20 February 1947
NPG x77273

Richard Crossman, by Bassano Ltd - NPG x77274

Richard Crossman

by Bassano Ltd
half-plate film negative, 20 February 1947
NPG x77274

Richard Crossman, by Bassano Ltd - NPG x77275

Richard Crossman

by Bassano Ltd
half-plate film negative, 20 February 1947
NPG x77275

Richard Crossman, by Bassano Ltd - NPG x77276

Richard Crossman

by Bassano Ltd
half-plate film negative, 20 February 1947
NPG x77276

Richard Crossman, by Unknown photographer, for  Daily Herald - NPG x7054

Richard Crossman

by Unknown photographer, for Daily Herald
bromide print, 1960s
NPG x7054

Richard Crossman, by David Levine - NPG D60

Richard Crossman

by David Levine
pen and ink, 1960s
NPG D60

Image currently unavailable owing to copyright restrictions

Richard Crossman

by Bill Brandt
bromide print, published in Harper's Bazaar September 1945
NPG P188

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