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George Bernard Shaw Collection

George Bernard Shaw, the renowned playwright and critic, was not only a master of words but also an advocate for social change

Background imageGeorge Bernard Shaw Collection: English suffragette, feminist newspaper, 1908

English suffragette, feminist newspaper, 1908. News seller, she is standing on the street not the pavement so as not to be arrested. The suffragettes published their own magazine / newspaper

Background imageGeorge Bernard Shaw Collection: English suffragette feminist newpaper, 1908

English suffragette feminist newpaper, 1908

Background imageGeorge Bernard Shaw Collection: George Bernard Shaw

George Bernard Shaw
30th July 1949: 93-year-old Irish dramatist George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950) sitting in his neighbours garden in Ayot St Lawrence, Hertfordshire

Background imageGeorge Bernard Shaw Collection: Julie Andrews, the young 24 year old actress playing the part of Eliza Doolittle in My

Julie Andrews, the young 24 year old actress playing the part of Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady. Dame Julia Elizabeth " Julie" Andrews, DBE (n)

Background imageGeorge Bernard Shaw Collection: Portraits of Famous Men: George Bernard Shaw (litho)

Portraits of Famous Men: George Bernard Shaw (litho)
5990226 Portraits of Famous Men: George Bernard Shaw (litho) by Ross, Gordon (1872-1946); Private Collection; (add.info.: George Bernard Shaw)

Background imageGeorge Bernard Shaw Collection: The Coster Girls, 1894 (oil on canvas)

The Coster Girls, 1894 (oil on canvas)
SAG114798 The Coster Girls, 1894 (oil on canvas) by Rothenstein, William (1872-1945); 100.6x75.8 cm; Sheffield Galleries and Museums Trust, UK; Sheffield Galleries and Museums Trust

Background imageGeorge Bernard Shaw Collection: Production of George Bernard Shaws Caesar and Cleopatra, New York, 1907 (b / w photo)

Production of George Bernard Shaws Caesar and Cleopatra, New York, 1907 (b / w photo)
7185889 Production of George Bernard Shaws Caesar and Cleopatra, New York, 1907 (b/w photo) by English School, (18th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageGeorge Bernard Shaw Collection: Portrait of George Bernard Shaw (litho)

Portrait of George Bernard Shaw (litho)
959960 Portrait of George Bernard Shaw (litho) by Simpson, Joseph (1879-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: George Bernard Shaw, Irish playwright; from a caricature by Joseph Simpson)

Background imageGeorge Bernard Shaw Collection: Debate between George Bernard Shaw and Hillaire Belloc (litho)

Debate between George Bernard Shaw and Hillaire Belloc (litho)
959954 Debate between George Bernard Shaw and Hillaire Belloc (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Debate between George Bernard Shaw, Hillaire Belloc)

Background imageGeorge Bernard Shaw Collection: Rheims Cathedral, scene from St Joan by George Bernard Shaw, c

Rheims Cathedral, scene from St Joan by George Bernard Shaw, c
661021 Rheims Cathedral, scene from St Joan by George Bernard Shaw, c.1924 (charcoal on paper) by Ricketts, Charles (1866-1931); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageGeorge Bernard Shaw Collection: George Bernard Shaw (litho)

George Bernard Shaw (litho)
819698 George Bernard Shaw (litho) by Simpson, Joseph (1879-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: George Bernard Shaw.); Look and Learn / Elgar Collection; British, out of copyright

Background imageGeorge Bernard Shaw Collection: Scene in Rheims Cathedral from Saint Joan (litho)

Scene in Rheims Cathedral from Saint Joan (litho)
959957 Scene in Rheims Cathedral from Saint Joan (litho) by Ricketts, Charles (1866-1931); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene in Rheims Cathedral from Saint Joan)

Background imageGeorge Bernard Shaw Collection: George Bernard Shaw (litho)

George Bernard Shaw (litho)
2807884 George Bernard Shaw (litho) by Chesterton, Gilbert Keith (1874-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: George Bernard Shaw)

Background imageGeorge Bernard Shaw Collection: Costume Designs for Two Ladies of the Court, characters from St Joan

Costume Designs for Two Ladies of the Court, characters from St Joan
661025 Costume Designs for Two Ladies of the Court, characters from St Joan by George Bernard Shaw, c.1924 (w/c and pencil on paper) by Ricketts

Background imageGeorge Bernard Shaw Collection: George Bernard Shaw (litho)

George Bernard Shaw (litho)
3621277 George Bernard Shaw (litho) by Simpson, Joseph (1879-1939) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: George Bernard Shaw. Illustration for Ibsen by Haldane Macfall (E Grant Richards, 1907)

Background imageGeorge Bernard Shaw Collection: Portrait of George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950) (b / w photo)

Portrait of George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950) (b / w photo)
937186 Portrait of George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950) (b/w photo) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageGeorge Bernard Shaw Collection: George Bernard Shaw, 1950s

George Bernard Shaw, 1950s
3507466 George Bernard Shaw, 1950s by Ritchie, Alick Penrose Forbes (1868-1938); (add.info.: Players cigarette card depicting George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)

Background imageGeorge Bernard Shaw Collection: Costume Designs for Two Courtiers, characters from St Joan

Costume Designs for Two Courtiers, characters from St Joan
661019 Costume Designs for Two Courtiers, characters from St Joan by George Bernard Shaw, c.1924 (w/c and pencil on paper) by Ricketts

Background imageGeorge Bernard Shaw Collection: Cover of Socialism: Fabian Essays, 1889 (engraving)

Cover of Socialism: Fabian Essays, 1889 (engraving)
2639776 Cover of Socialism: Fabian Essays, 1889 (engraving) by Crane, Walter (1845-1915); Private Collection; (add.info.: Essays edited by George Bernard Shaw and contributed by him, Sydney Olivier)

Background imageGeorge Bernard Shaw Collection: George Bernard Shaw (b / w photo)

George Bernard Shaw (b / w photo)
6013325 George Bernard Shaw (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: George Bernard Shaw)

Background imageGeorge Bernard Shaw Collection: George Bernard Shaw, 1926, (1935). Creator: Unknown

George Bernard Shaw, 1926, (1935). Creator: Unknown
George Bernard Shaw, 1926, (1935). Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1925

Background imageGeorge Bernard Shaw Collection: Mr. G. B. Shaw, 1927. Creator: Unknown

Mr. G. B. Shaw, 1927. Creator: Unknown
Mr. G. B. Shaw, 1927. George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), Irish author, photographer, dramatist, literary critic, socialist and Nobel Prize winner

Background imageGeorge Bernard Shaw Collection: George Bernard Shaw, c1940s, (c1950). Creator: Bassano Ltd

George Bernard Shaw, c1940s, (c1950). Creator: Bassano Ltd
George Bernard Shaw, c1940s, (c1950). George Bernard Shaw, (1856-1950), Irish playwright and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. From The Outline of Literature, edited by John Drinkwater

Background imageGeorge Bernard Shaw Collection: George Bernard Shaw, c1925

George Bernard Shaw, c1925. George Bernard Shaw, (1856-1950), Irish playwright and Nobel Prize in Literature. From Cassells Romance of Famous Lives, Volume 2 by Harold Wheeler

Background imageGeorge Bernard Shaw Collection: George Bernard Shaw, Irish dramatist, critic and Fabian, 1893. Artist: W&D Downey

George Bernard Shaw, Irish dramatist, critic and Fabian, 1893. Artist: W&D Downey
George Bernard Shaw, Irish dramatist, critic and Fabian, 1893. The author of such well known works as Pygmalion and Saint Joan, Shaw (1856-1950) was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1925

Background imageGeorge Bernard Shaw Collection: George Bernard Shaw, Irish playwright, 1926. Artist: Brill

George Bernard Shaw, Irish playwright, 1926. Artist: Brill
George Bernard Shaw, Irish playwright, 1926. A print from the front cover of Lansburys Labour Weekly, 24th July 1926

Background imageGeorge Bernard Shaw Collection: George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), Irish author, early 20th century

George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), Irish author, early 20th century. The author of more than sixty plays during his career, Shaw was an ardent socialist and wrote many brochures

Background imageGeorge Bernard Shaw Collection: George Bernard Shaw, Anglo-Irish playwright, 1913. Artist: Lizzie Caswall Smith

George Bernard Shaw, Anglo-Irish playwright, 1913. Artist: Lizzie Caswall Smith
George Bernard Shaw, Anglo-Irish playwright, 1913. Shaw (1856-1950) won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1925. Supplement to The Bookman, 1913

Background imageGeorge Bernard Shaw Collection: George Bernard Shaw, British dramatist, 1923. Artist: C Vandyk Ltd

George Bernard Shaw, British dramatist, 1923. Artist: C Vandyk Ltd
George Bernard Shaw, British dramatist, 1923. Published in The Outline of Literature, by John Drinkwater, London, 1923

Background imageGeorge Bernard Shaw Collection: Group portrait, 1931

Group portrait, 1931. Soviet Peoples Commissar Anatoly Lunacharsky (1875-1933), theatre director Constantin Stanislavski (1863-1938) and Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)

Background imageGeorge Bernard Shaw Collection: George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) Irish dramatist, critic and Fabian, c1930

George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) Irish dramatist, critic and Fabian, c1930. The author of such well known works as Pygmalion and Saint Joan, Shaw was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1925

Background imageGeorge Bernard Shaw Collection: George Bernard Shaw 1907 William Strang British

George Bernard Shaw 1907 William Strang British
George Bernard Shaw, 1907. William Strang (British, 1859-1921). Drypoint

Background imageGeorge Bernard Shaw Collection: George Bernard Shaw, 1856

George Bernard Shaw, 1856

Background imageGeorge Bernard Shaw Collection: Bernard Shaw At 90

Bernard Shaw At 90
July 1946: Irish dramatist and writer George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950) sitting in a garden at the time of his 90th birthday. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4140 - Ninety This Month - pub

Background imageGeorge Bernard Shaw Collection: The Fabian Society Report, 1886-7 (engraving)

The Fabian Society Report, 1886-7 (engraving)
XJF2639754 The Fabian Society Report, 1886-7 (engraving) by Crane, Walter (1845-1915); Private Collection; (add.info.: Walter Crane was a member of the Fabian Society which was founded in 1884 as a)

Background imageGeorge Bernard Shaw Collection: Bernard Shaw

Bernard Shaw
20th July 1946: Irish dramatist, writer and social reformer, George Bernard Shaw in the garden of his home in Ayot St Lawrence, Hertfordshire

Background imageGeorge Bernard Shaw Collection: Shaw In The Strand

Shaw In The Strand
May 1927: Irish dramatist and social critic George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950) walking along the Strand in London. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)


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George Bernard Shaw, the renowned playwright and critic, was not only a master of words but also an advocate for social change. In 1908, he showed his support for women's rights by contributing to an English suffragette feminist newspaper. His powerful voice resonated through his writings, challenging societal norms and championing equality. Shaw's influence extended beyond the pages of newspapers. He was involved in various theatrical productions, including "Joan and the Executioner, " where he designed captivating costumes that brought characters to life. His attention to detail and artistic vision made him a force to be reckoned with in the world of theater. One notable production that showcased Shaw's brilliance was "Caesar and Cleopatra" in New York City during 1907. The black-and-white photograph captured the grandeur of this play, highlighting Shaw's ability to transport audiences into ancient worlds filled with political intrigue and passion. Not only did Shaw excel in his creative endeavors, but he also left a lasting impression on those around him. Julie Andrews, at just 24 years old, portrayed Eliza Doolittle in "My Fair Lady, " a role originally written by Shaw himself. This collaboration between two talented individuals resulted in a timeless performance that continues to captivate audiences today. Portraits were another medium through which George Bernard Shaw expressed himself. A lithograph showcasing his likeness immortalized his distinctive features while emphasizing his intellectual prowess. These portraits served as testaments to his status as one of history's most influential figures. Shaw wasn't afraid to engage in debates either; one such debate against Hillaire Belloc further solidified his reputation as an outspoken individual unafraid to challenge conventional wisdom or popular opinion. In addition to all these accomplishments, it is important not to forget Shaw's literary contributions – plays like "St Joan" displayed both historical accuracy and imaginative storytelling skills. One scene from this play depicted Rheims Cathedral, a powerful symbol of faith and resilience.