Peter’s work has been recognised by the National Portrait Gallery, which has so far acquired eight of his photographs as well as one which features him as subject.
Photograph prints
You can order museum-quality archival prints of any of the photographs on this site directly from Peter here.
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Following text from the National Portrait Gallery: "McBean is photographed holding the mask he made for Ivor Novello in the "Happy Hypocrite", (1936). The photographer Pete Smith was commisioned to take this photograph by Arts East magazine and this was the second time he met Angus McBean."
Beth Orton portrait, Shimpling, Norfolk . Photograph acquired by The National Portrait Gallwry London. This photograph was included in the art work for Beth's Album Central Reservation 1999.
Beth Orton portrait, Shimpling, Norfolk. Photograph acquired by The National Portrait Gallery London.
Dame Carol Ann Duffy, Scottish poet and playwright, Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom 2009 - 2019. Potrait taken at the Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Suffolk 2009. Print acquired for the permanents photographs collection at the NPG.
Lewis Morley, photographer best known for his iconic 60s portrait of the naked Chrisine Keeler straddling a chair. This photograph of Lewis Morley has been acquired by The National Portrait Gallery, London.
Maggie Chueng actor well known for her roll in Wong Kar-wai's "In The Mood for Love". Photographed at The National Film Theatre London 2000. Portrait Acquired by the National Portrait Gallery.
Michael Hamburger OBE was a noted German-British translator, poet, critic, memoirist and academic. With his wife Ann Beresford photographed at their home iin Suffolk 1992. A print of this photograph has been acquired for the permanent collection at the National Portrait Gallery.
Sir Geoffrey Hill FRSLan English poet, professor emiritus of English literature and religion and Professor of Poetry in the University of Oxford. Sir Geoffrey was photographed in Aldeburgh Suffolk at the Aldeburgh Poetry Festival 2009. Portrait acquired by the NPG 2009.
Warren Beatty, American actor and film maker. Photographed at the National Film Theatre, SouthBank, London, July 1990.
