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The Douglas Brothers

(1952-; 1962-), Photographers

Artist of 14 portraits
The Douglas Brothers are Andrew Douglas (b. 1952) and Stuart Douglas (b. 1962), British photographer/director siblings. Andrew studied Fine Art before working as an assistant to John Swannell and Lord Snowdon. In 1989, Stuart joined Andrew and as The Douglas Brothers they aimed to counter the prevailing contemporary gloss and perfection of image making. Between 1986 and 1996, The Douglas Brothers produced a prolific body of work for the music industry and publications including The Face and The New York Times. They exhibited in Los Angeles, Tokyo and London. From 1991, The Douglas Brothers began directing music videos and television commercials before pursuing individual careers as directors in 1996.

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Salman Rushdie, by The Douglas Brothers - NPG P2008

Salman Rushdie

by The Douglas Brothers
platinum print, December 1988
NPG P2008

Daniel Day-Lewis, by The Douglas Brothers - NPG P1998

Daniel Day-Lewis

by The Douglas Brothers
platinum print, August 1989
NPG P1998

Peter Gabriel, by The Douglas Brothers - NPG P2001

Peter Gabriel

by The Douglas Brothers
lith print, March 1989
NPG P2001

Sir Kazuo Ishiguro, by The Douglas Brothers - NPG P2009

Sir Kazuo Ishiguro

by The Douglas Brothers
lith print, November 1989
On display in Room 28 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG P2009

Alan Bennett, by The Douglas Brothers - NPG P1999

Alan Bennett

by The Douglas Brothers
platinum print, August 1990
NPG P1999

John Le Carré, by The Douglas Brothers - NPG P2002

John Le Carré

by The Douglas Brothers
lith print, August 1990
NPG P2002

Damon Albarn, by The Douglas Brothers - NPG P2003

Damon Albarn

by The Douglas Brothers
platinum print, October 1990
NPG P2003

Ian McEwan, by The Douglas Brothers - NPG P2005

Ian McEwan

by The Douglas Brothers
lith print, 1990
NPG P2005

Bob Geldof, by The Douglas Brothers - NPG P2007

Bob Geldof

by The Douglas Brothers
lith print, March 1990
NPG P2007

Shaun Ryder, by The Douglas Brothers - NPG P2010

Shaun Ryder

by The Douglas Brothers
lith print, November 1990
NPG P2010

Sir Kenneth Branagh, by The Douglas Brothers - NPG P1997

Sir Kenneth Branagh

by The Douglas Brothers
lith print, 1992
NPG P1997

Tilda Swinton, by The Douglas Brothers - NPG P2006

Tilda Swinton

by The Douglas Brothers
platinum print, November 1992
NPG P2006

Bryan Ferry, by The Douglas Brothers - NPG P2000

Bryan Ferry

by The Douglas Brothers
platinum print, February 1993
NPG P2000

Eric Clapton, by The Douglas Brothers - NPG P2004

Eric Clapton

by The Douglas Brothers
platinum print, September 1994
NPG P2004

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Martin Stephenson

17 September 2018, 02:55

I was just wondering how the brothers were getting on, I worked with them in the late 80's
They did photographs for me during the making of my 3rd and 4th album
I found the brothers a delight to work with
Cheers
MS

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