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Joseph Bard

1882–1975

Photograph of Eileen Agar sitting by the beach in Bridport 1934
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Biography

Joseph Bard (18 May 1892 – 1975), born József Diamant, was an expatriate Hungarian writer, known for a novel Shipwreck in Europe (1928) and short stories written in English, and as a literary editor. He settled in the United Kingdom, where he was later known as Joseph Bard. His background was Jewish and Hungarian.

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  • Photograph of Eileen Agar sitting by the beach in Bridport

    Joseph Bard
    1934
  • Photograph of Eileen Agar feeding the pigeons in St Mark’s Square, Venice

    Joseph Bard
    September 1949
  • Script of a hypothetical conversation between Joseph and ‘Allegra’ on masculinity

    Joseph Bard, recipient: Eileen Agar
    3 December 1928
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  • Letter from Eileen Agar to Joseph Bard

    Eileen Agar, recipient: Joseph Bard
    [1920s]
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