Gordon Craig
(1872-1966), Theatre director, designer and wood-engraver, son of Ellen Terry(Edward Henry) Gordon Craig
Sitter in 24 portraits
Director, stage designer and writer (Edward Henry) Gordon Craig was the son of actress Dame Ellen Terry. He established a reputation as a leading actor in the 1890s before directing and designing a number of highly acclaimed productions around the turn of the century, including Hamlet for Stanislavsky's Moscow Art Theatre (1912). As a writer on theatrical aesthetics, directorship and acting as well as in his practical ideas for the staging of plays, Craig's influence was considerable. He is perhaps best remembered for his Modernist writings on theatre.
by Robert Stewart Sherriffs
ink and pencil, circa 1928-1936
NPG 5224(6)
by Herbert Rose Barraud, published by Eglington & Co
carbon print, published 1 February 1890
NPG Ax9362
by George Charles Beresford
dry-plate glass negative, 1911
NPG x6476
by E.O. Hoppé
modern print on sepia-toned Veribrom paper, 1911
NPG x132913
by Unknown photographer
vintage print, 1920s
NPG x194252
by David Lees
vintage bromide print, 1948
NPG x126687
by David Lees
vintage bromide print, 1950
NPG x126681
by David Lees
vintage bromide print, 1950
NPG x126686
by David Lees
vintage bromide print, 1950
NPG x126688
by David Lees
vintage bromide print, 1950
NPG x126689
by Cecil Beaton
bromide print on white card mount, 1962
NPG x14053
by Robin Moore Ede
pencil, 1957
NPG D11058
by Robin Moore Ede
pencil, 1957
NPG D11059
by Robin Moore Ede
pencil, 1957
NPG D11060
Related People
- Edith Ailsa Geraldine Craig (sister)
- David Lees (son)
- Dame Ellen Alice Terry (mother)
- Marion Bessie Terry (aunt)
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