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Jorge Lewinski (1921-2008) was a Polish-British photographer and soldier.

Born in born in Lwow, Poland (now Ukraine) in 1921 Lewinski survived Russian occupation, internment and forced labour in Siberia. After conscription into the Polish army he served with Allied forces in the Middle East in 1942 was sent to Britain in to join the RAF and afterwards settled.

In 1966, having developed a name for himself through the portraiture of artists, he became the pre-eminent photographer of artists in Britain. Subjects included Francis Bacon, LS Lowry, David Hockney, Henry Moore, Marcel Duchamp, Peter Blake, Pauline Boty, Gilbert and George, Barbara Hepworth, William Pye, Fred Pollock, Bill Redgrave, Peter Lanyon, Fe McWilliam, Alexander Katz, Marc Vaux, Albert Irvin, Maggi Hambling, Kenneth Martin, Sean Scully, Bridget Riley, Reg Butler, Anthony Gormley, Julian Trevelyan, Sheila Fell, Allen Jones, Richard Wilson and more.

Lewinski was Senior Lecturer at the London College of Printing from 1968 to 1982 and he was admired as both a teacher and writer on photography.

He was married to Mayotte Magnus, the photographer, and lived between England and France.

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 Born in born in [[Lwow]], [[Poland]] (now [[Ukraine]]) in 1921 Lewinski survived Russian occupation, [[internment]] and [[forced labour]] in [[Siberia]]. After [[conscription]] into the Polish army he served with Allied forces in the [[Middle East]] in 1942 was sent to Britain in to join the [[Royal Air Force|RAF]] and afterwards settled.
-In 1966, having developed a name for himself through the [[portraiture]] of artists, he became the pre-eminent photographer of artists in Britain.  Subjects included [[Francis Bacon]], [[LS Lowry]], [[David Hockney]], [[Henry Moore]], [[Marcel Duchamp]], [[Peter Blake]], [[Pauline Boty]], [[Gilbert and George]], [[Barbara Hepworth]], [[William Pye]], [[Fred Pollock]], [[Bill Redgrave]], [[Peter Lanyon]], [[Fe McWilliam]], [[Alexander Katz]], [[Marc Vaux]], [[Albert Irvin]], [[Maggi Hambling]], [[Kenneth Martin]], [[Sean Scully]], [[Bridget Riley]], [[Reg Butler]], [[Anthony Gormley]], [[Julian Trevelyan]], [[Sheila Fell]], [[Allen Jones]], [[Richard Wilson]] and more.
+In 1966, having developed a name for himself through the [[Portrait photography|portraiture]] of artists, he became the pre-eminent photographer of artists in Britain.  Subjects included [[Francis Bacon]], [[LS Lowry]], [[David Hockney]], [[Henry Moore]], [[Marcel Duchamp]], [[Peter Blake]], [[Pauline Boty]], [[Gilbert and George]], [[Barbara Hepworth]], [[William Pye]], [[Fred Pollock]], [[Bill Redgrave]], [[Peter Lanyon]], [[Fe McWilliam]], [[Alexander Katz]], [[Marc Vaux]], [[Albert Irvin]], [[Maggi Hambling]], [[Kenneth Martin]], [[Sean Scully]], [[Bridget Riley]], [[Reg Butler]], [[Anthony Gormley]], [[Julian Trevelyan]], [[Sheila Fell]], [[Allen Jones]], [[Richard Wilson]] and more.
 Lewinski was Senior Lecturer at the [[London College of Printing]] from 1968 to 1982 and he was admired as both a teacher and writer on photography.
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