Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Unknown textile designer NPG x200993

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by John Gay

Born Hans Gohler in Karlsrühe. He left Germany in 1933, and moved to England where he settled in Yorkshire and found work as a photographer. In 1939 he joined the Pioneer Corps with whom he served throughout Word War II. He decided to change his name to John Gay, after the poet and dramatist of Beggar's Opera fame. From 1942 he based himself in Highgate, London, and worked as a professional photographer. His work encompassed regular contributions to Country Fair and the photo-essays in... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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