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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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Malcolm Muggeridge, by Bern Schwartz - NPG P1220

Malcolm Muggeridge

by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 19 March 1977
NPG P1220

Malcolm Muggeridge, by Bern Schwartz - NPG P1221

Malcolm Muggeridge

by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 19 March 1977
NPG P1221

Benedict Nicolson, by Bern Schwartz - NPG P1222

Benedict Nicolson

by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 4 July 1977
NPG P1222

Lester Piggott, by Bern Schwartz - NPG P1234

Lester Piggott

by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 12 July 1977
NPG P1234

John Piper, by Bern Schwartz - NPG P1235

John Piper

by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 12 March 1977
NPG P1235

Michael Pocock, by Bern Schwartz - NPG P1238

Michael Pocock

by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 27 June 1977
NPG P1238

Zandra Rhodes, by Bern Schwartz - NPG P1241

Zandra Rhodes

by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 23 June 1977
NPG P1241

Angela Rippon, by Bern Schwartz - NPG P1244

Angela Rippon

by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 29 June 1977
NPG P1244

Paul Scofield, by Bern Schwartz - NPG P1253

Paul Scofield

by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 15 July 1977
NPG P1253

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