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(1947-), Photographer

Artist of 23 portraits

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David Guy Barnabas Kindersley, by Philip Sayer - NPG x76427

David Guy Barnabas Kindersley

by Philip Sayer
colour print from original transparency, 1979
NPG x76427

Laura Ashley, by Philip Sayer - NPG x88381

Laura Ashley

by Philip Sayer
R-type colour print, early 1980s
NPG x88381

Sir (John) Leslie Martin, by Philip Sayer - NPG x76417

Sir (John) Leslie Martin

by Philip Sayer
colour print from original transparency, 1981
NPG x76417

'Luck and Flaw' (Roger Law; Peter Nigel Fluck and an unknown man), by Philip Sayer - NPG x76419

'Luck and Flaw' (Roger Law; Peter Nigel Fluck and an unknown man)

by Philip Sayer
colour print from original transparency, 1983
NPG x76419

Joseph (Joseph Ettedgui), by Philip Sayer - NPG x76423

Joseph (Joseph Ettedgui)

by Philip Sayer
cibachrome print from original transparency, 1984
NPG x76423

Sir James Fraser Stirling, by Philip Sayer - NPG x76330

Sir James Fraser Stirling

by Philip Sayer
cibachrome print from original transparency, 1984
NPG x76330

Sir James Fraser Stirling, by Philip Sayer - NPG x76331

Sir James Fraser Stirling

by Philip Sayer
cibachrome print from original transparency, 1984
NPG x76331

Patrick Heron, by Philip Sayer - NPG x76421

Patrick Heron

by Philip Sayer
colour print from original transparency, 1985
NPG x76421

Norman Robert Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank, by Philip Sayer - NPG x76333

Norman Robert Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank

by Philip Sayer
colour print from original transparency, 1985
NPG x76333

Jeremy Dixon, by Philip Sayer - NPG x76742

Jeremy Dixon

by Philip Sayer
bromide fibre print, 1986
NPG x76742

Sir Michael John Hopkins, by Philip Sayer - NPG x76833

Sir Michael John Hopkins

by Philip Sayer
colour print from original transparency, 1986
NPG x76833

Dame Vivienne Westwood, by Philip Sayer - NPG x76416

Dame Vivienne Westwood

by Philip Sayer
colour print from original transparency, 1987
NPG x76416

John Charles Galliano, by Philip Sayer - NPG x76422

John Charles Galliano

by Philip Sayer
colour print from original transparency, 1987
NPG x76422

Piers Gough, by Philip Sayer - NPG x76426

Piers Gough

by Philip Sayer
cibachrome print from original transparency, 1989
NPG x76426

Eva Magdalena Jiricna, by Philip Sayer - NPG x76418

Eva Magdalena Jiricna

by Philip Sayer
colour print from original transparency, 1989
NPG x76418

Anthony Caro, by Philip Sayer - NPG x76420

Anthony Caro

by Philip Sayer
colour print from original transparency, 1989
NPG x76420

Terry Farrell, by Philip Sayer - NPG x76332

Terry Farrell

by Philip Sayer
cibachrome print from original transparency, 1990
NPG x76332

Sir Denys Lasdun, by Philip Sayer - NPG x76425

Sir Denys Lasdun

by Philip Sayer
cibachrome print from original transparency, 1990
NPG x76425

John Pawson, by Philip Sayer - NPG x76424

John Pawson

by Philip Sayer
cibachrome print from original transparency, 1992
NPG x76424

John Trevor Hayes, by Philip Sayer - NPG x87882

John Trevor Hayes

by Philip Sayer
bromide fibre print, 1993
NPG x87882

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