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John Walmsley

(1947-)

Artist of 9 portraits
John Walmsley's final year project at Art School in Guildford, on A.S Neill and his democratic school, Summerhill, was published as a Penguin Education Special. Since then, he's been a freelance documentary photographer working mostly for book publishers. For thirty years, he worked with the writer, Leila Berg, on many books for and about children and how society treats them. He has had one-man shows in London, Vienna and many other cities.

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Tariq Ali; Vanessa Redgrave, by John Walmsley - NPG x6394

Tariq Ali; Vanessa Redgrave

by John Walmsley
bromide print, 17 March 1968
NPG x6394

A.S. Neill, by John Walmsley - NPG x199705

A.S. Neill

by John Walmsley
modern bromide print from original negative, 1968
NPG x199705

Cornelius Cardew, by John Walmsley - NPG x200030

Cornelius Cardew

by John Walmsley
modern bromide print, 1970
NPG x200030

Sir Harry Donald Secombe, by John Walmsley - NPG x6393

Sir Harry Donald Secombe

by John Walmsley
resin print, early 1970s
NPG x6393

Michael Foot, by John Walmsley - NPG x6392

Michael Foot

by John Walmsley
resin print, 1970s
NPG x6392

Walter Segal, by John Walmsley - NPG x199706

Walter Segal

by John Walmsley
modern bromide print from original negative, 1975
NPG x199706

Leila Berg, by John Walmsley - NPG x200032

Leila Berg

by John Walmsley
modern bromide print, 1976
NPG x200032

Elizabeth Fritsch, by John Walmsley - NPG x199688

Elizabeth Fritsch

by John Walmsley
modern bromide print, 1977
NPG x199688

George Lowen ('Lol') Coxhill; Veryan Weston, by John Walmsley - NPG x200031

George Lowen ('Lol') Coxhill; Veryan Weston

by John Walmsley
modern bromide print, 1977
NPG x200031

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