Martin Amis
(1949-), Novelist; son of Sir Kingsley AmisMartin Louis Amis
Sitter in 22 portraits
Author and journalist. Started his career working for the Times Literary Supplement and the New Statesman. Amongst his publications including novels, short stories and essays are The Rachel Papers (1973), Money (1984), London Fields (1989), Time's Arrow (1991) and The Information (1995). His novel Yellow Dog was short-listed for the 2003 Booker Prize.
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by Dmitri Kasterine
modern bromide print from original negative, 2009, based on a work of 1975
NPG P1320
by Lord Snowdon
vintage bromide print, 9 June 1978
NPG P799
by Daniel Farson
modern bromide print, 18 June 1956
NPG x135684
by Angela Gorgas
modern bromide print from original negative, 1977
NPG x133004
by Angela Gorgas
modern bromide print from original negative, 1977
NPG x133009
by Angela Gorgas
modern bromide print from original negative, 1977
NPG x133012
by Angela Gorgas
modern bromide print from original negative, 1977
NPG x133015
by Angela Gorgas
modern bromide print from original negative, 1978
NPG x133010
Martin Amis; Hilary ('Hilly') Ann Bardwell (née Sidney), Lady Kilmarnock
by Angela Gorgas
modern bromide print from original negative, 1978
NPG x133013
Kingsley Amis; Martin Amis; Pat Kavanagh; Julian Patrick Barnes
by Angela Gorgas
bromide print, 1978
NPG x133035
by Angela Gorgas
bromide print, 1978
NPG x133038
Martin Amis; Julian Patrick Barnes
by Angela Gorgas
bromide print, 1978
NPG x133040
by Angela Gorgas
modern bromide print from original negative, 1979
NPG x133007
Christopher Hitchens; James Martin Fenton; Martin Amis
by Angela Gorgas
modern bromide print from original negative, 1980
NPG x133006
by Mark Gerson
bromide print, 1984
NPG x35719
by Barry Marsden
bromide fibre print, 1987
NPG x39353
by Trevor Ray Hart
C-type colour print, 7 March 1995
NPG x76549
by Michael Frith
watercolour heightened with gouache, 1988
NPG D198
Related People
- Sir Kingsley William Amis (father)
- Philip Amis (brother)
- Sally Myfanwy Amis (sister)
- Hilary ('Hilly') Ann Bardwell (née Sidney), Lady Kilmarnock (mother)
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