Genre: Portrait Photography Head and shoulders view of Saul Bellow wearing a dark pork pie hat and sheepskin coat. He is in three quarter profile to the left but looks at the camera and stands in front of a large door with iron bolts.
Genre: Portrait Photography Saul Bellow sits to the right of an exposed brick interior wall with an aperitif glass in his hand. He looks to the left and wears a fastened jacket and large checked tie.
David Benedictus, writer, 1971. Photographer: Godwin, Fay
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Genre: Portrait Photography Head and shoulders portrait of David Benedictus; we wears a paisley print shirt and rests his head on his left hand, which is closed into a fist shape.
David Benedictus, writer, 1971. Photographer: Godwin, Fay
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Genre: Portrait Photography Benedictus sits lengthways on a windowsill holding a pair of binoculars. The photograph is taken from the outside looking upwards and shows a large section of the slightly curved brick building.
A.S. Byatt, novelist and critic, 1970. Photographer: Godwin, Fay
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Genre: Portrait Photography Close-up of A.S. Byatt; she is turned towards the left but her gaze is downwards and to the right. The light comes in from the right, lighting up part of her face.
Genre: Portrait Photography Close-up portrait taken at a slightly lower angle than the sitter; Angela Carter sits slightly turned to the left but facing the camera; the right side of her face is lit.
Genre: Portrait Photography Close-up of Angela Carter’s face; it fills the left half of the landscape format print, with her head being turned slightly to the right and her looking directly at the camera. The photograph is taken outside and branches are visible along the right edge.
Genre: Portrait Photography Angela Carter in three-quarter profile facing the left; she looks down at the camera and the right side of her face is lit. The close-up is taken in front of a blank wall.
Richard Condon, US novelist, 1971. Photographer: Godwin, Fay
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Genre: Portrait Photography Condon stands to the right of a trooper of the Household Cavalry at Horse Guards Parade; he wears a hat and dark coat that is fastened and has a handkerchief in the breast pocket, his hands are interlocked and he holds a rolled up manuscript.