Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Arthur Calder-Marshall NPG x14704

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Humphrey Spender

The contrived profile study was typical of Spender's year as a studio photographer. Rejecting the tripod he moved freely around the space using his Leica camera, artificial lighting and background material that included the silver lining made for airships. In 1968, while moving house, Spender grew despondent about his early photography and consigned a large tin with all his studio negatives to the dustbin. This vintage print is one of a small group of surviving prints from the period.

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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