Unlike many of her famous subjects, Ida Kar, a once sensational bohemian photographer, has slipped into obscurity. Margaret Drabble previews a forthcoming exhibition
Bohemian rhapsody: Ida Kar at the National Portrait Gallery
Next year the National Portrait Gallery will host an exhibition of work by Ida Kar, the photographer famous for her portraits of artists and writers, ranging from Bridget Riley to Iris Murdoch