portraits of writers

May. 3, 2012

Graham Greene by Yousuf Karsh

Graham Greene, 1964. Portrait by Yousuf Karsh. (photo)

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Sep. 7, 2011

The Master

Henry James, 1906. Photogravure by Alvin Langdon Coburn.

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Apr. 6, 2011

Steinbeck

John Steinbeck (photo)

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Mar. 8, 2011

Fitzgerald

F. Scott Fitzgerald (photo).

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Jan. 25, 2011

Salinger, 1952

J.D. Salinger, 1952.

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Aug. 23, 2010

Hemingway’s standing desk

I’ve always wanted a desk like Papa’s (photo).

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Aug. 6, 2010

Hemingway, 1918

Ernest Hemingway, American Red Cross volunteer, 18 or 19 years old, in Milan, 1918.

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Jul. 11, 2010

Henry James, age 57

A memorable image of a weary, haunted-looking and very human Henry James.

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Apr. 26, 2010

Portrait: Philip Roth

Photo: Philip Roth at his home in rural Connecticut, 2004. Photo by James Nachtwey.

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Apr. 14, 2010

Flickr Find of the Day

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, from the Library of Congress Flickr photo stream. The photo apparently dates from 1913 or thereabouts. I always imagined Conan Doyle as a less modern, more Victorian character than this — more like Holmes. Flickr has lots of wonderful vintage images like this one, not all book-related obviously. I recommend the [...]

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