Augustus John
(1878-1961), PainterAugustus Edwin John
Sitter in 106 portraits
Artist associated with 33 portraits
John was born in Tenby, Pembrokeshire, the third of four children. A brilliant student at the Slade School of Art (1894-98). He had also studied together with his sister Gwen John in Paris. He was associated with the New English Art Club and the Camden Town Group but remained largely independent from artistic trends and movements. By the 1920s he was the leading portraitist of his day whose sitters included distinguished contemporaries such as George Bernard Shaw and T.E. Lawrence. He was elected to the Royal Academy in 1928. Alongside these achievements his lifestyle epitomised that of the bohemian artist, a reputation bolstered by his fascination with Romany culture.
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1937
NPG x10979
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1937
NPG x10980
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1937
NPG x10981
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1937
NPG x10982
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1937
NPG x10983
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1937
NPG x10984
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1937
NPG x10985
by Fayer, for Camera Press: London: UK
bromide print, 1951
NPG x139594
by Norman Parkinson
bromide print on card mount, 1951
NPG x30009
Fiore de Henriquez; Augustus John
by Felix Fonteyn
2 1/4 inch square film negative, July 1952
NPG x127327
Augustus John; Fiore de Henriquez
by Felix Fonteyn
2 1/4 inch square film negative, July 1952
NPG x127328
by Allan Chappelow, for Pictorial Press
bromide print, 1953
NPG x139592
by Baron (Sterling Henry Nahum), for Camera Press: London: UK
bromide print, 1953
NPG x139593
by P.A. Reuter Photos Ltd
bromide print, 15 December 1954
NPG x139595
by Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, 1959
NPG x13785
by Ida Kar
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 1959
NPG x135147
by Ida Kar
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 1959
NPG x135146
Augustus John working on a bust of his daughter Poppet
by P.A. Reuter Photos Ltd
bromide print, 2 January 1959
NPG x139596
by P.A. Reuter Photos Ltd
bromide print, 2 January 1959
NPG x139597
by Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, 1959
NPG x139605
Related People
- Amaryllis Fleming (daughter)
- Sir Caspar John (son)
- Fenella John (granddaughter)
- Gwendolen Mary ('Gwen') John (sister)
- Henry John (son)
- Pyramus John (son)
- Robin John (son)
- Sara John (granddaughter)
- Dorothy ('Dorelia') McNeill (wife)
- Poppet Pol (née John) (daughter)
- Talitha Dina Pol (granddaughter)
- Julius White (grandson)
- Vivien White (née John) (daughter)
- Yuri White (grandson)
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