Bryan Robertson
(1925-2002), Gallery director, writer and broadcasterBryan Charles Francis Robertson
Sitter in 12 portraits
As director of the Whitechapel Art Gallery (1952-1969), Robertson is credited with improving the condition of the visual arts in Britain with a series of important exhibitions, beginning with the first major exhibition of the work of the nineteenth-century painter J.M.W. Turner in 1953. He provided a new platform for the work of contemporary British artists including Barbara Hepworth, Bridget Riley, Antony Caro and David Hockney, and was a passionate supporter of education through art. Robertson was also a writer, broadcaster and adviser to arts organisations including the Royal Ballet.
by Elisabeth Jessie Vellacott
ink and pale monochrome watercolour on wove hand made paper, 1952
NPG 6637
by Lord Snowdon
gelatin silver print, 4 February 1964
NPG P1959
by Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, 1958
NPG x132782
by Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, 1958
NPG x132783
by Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, 1958
NPG x132784
by Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, 1958
NPG x132785
by Ida Kar
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 1958
NPG x132995
by Ida Kar
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 1958
NPG x132996
by Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, 1958
NPG x125570
by Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, 1958
NPG x125571
by Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, 1958
NPG x125572
by Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, 1958
NPG x125573
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