Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Sir Arthur Bliss NPG Ax7755

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Herbert Lambert

A composer of orchestral and chamber works, Bliss drew inspiration from painting and sculpture. After serving with distinction in the 13th Royal Fusiliers (1914-17) and the Grenadier Guards (1917-19) and surviving with few injuries, his traumatic experiences are revealed in his diaries, letters and autobiography, As I Remember (1970). After the war, Bliss reacted against his German-influenced teaching and experimented with innovative compositions, coming to prominence with Colour Symphony (1921-2). In 1930, Bliss wrote Morning Heroes, a symphony in memory of his brother and friends... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.