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Bern Schwartz

(1914-1978), Photographer

Bernard Lee ('Bern') Schwartz

Sitter in 1 portrait
Artist of 143 portraits
Bern Schwartz (1914-1978), an American businessman, took up photography in the early 1970s as a second career. In just a few years, he made memorable studies of many well-known personalities of the time including artists, politicians and royalty. Schwartz, assisted by his wife, Ronny, often captured his subjects in surroundings reflecting their life, work and personality.

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Harold Wilson, by Bern Schwartz - NPG P1268

Harold Wilson

by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 20 May 1976
NPG P1268

Henry Moore, by Bern Schwartz - NPG P1213

Henry Moore

by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 29 October 1976
NPG P1213

King Charles III, by Bern Schwartz - NPG P1152

King Charles III

by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 30 March 1977
NPG P1152

King Charles III, by Bern Schwartz - NPG P1151

King Charles III

by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 30 March 1977
NPG P1151

Lord David Cecil, by Bern Schwartz - NPG P1150

Lord David Cecil

by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 23 March 1977
NPG P1150

James Callaghan, by Bern Schwartz - NPG P1147

James Callaghan

by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 13 May 1977
NPG P1147

Claire Bloom, by Bern Schwartz - NPG P1145

Claire Bloom

by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 7 November 1977
NPG P1145

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