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Nigel Henderson´s Streets: Photographs of London´s East End 1949-53
Clive Coward
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Description for Nigel Henderson´s Streets: Photographs of London´s East End 1949-53
Hardback. A unique and evocative view of the post-war East End including stunning photography from the Tate Archive, newly digitised and much of which has never before been published. Editor(s): Coward, Clive. Num Pages: 120 pages, 150 duotone illustrations. BIC Classification: AJ; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 285. .
Nigel Henderson (1917-1985) was a British artist and founding member of the Independent Group, but he was also a photographer whose work has been compared to that of Cartier-Bresson and Brassai. Introduced to the art world by his mother Wyn Henderson who managed the famous Guggenheim Jeune gallery, he became acquainted with leading figures in modern art, including Max Ernst and Marcel Duchamp. In 1943, recovering from the trauma of his experiences as a pilot in the Second World War, Henderson began experimenting with photography. While living in Bethnal Green, east London, he created an extraordinary archive of photography documenting ... Read more
Nigel Henderson (1917-1985) was a British artist and founding member of the Independent Group, but he was also a photographer whose work has been compared to that of Cartier-Bresson and Brassai. Introduced to the art world by his mother Wyn Henderson who managed the famous Guggenheim Jeune gallery, he became acquainted with leading figures in modern art, including Max Ernst and Marcel Duchamp. In 1943, recovering from the trauma of his experiences as a pilot in the Second World War, Henderson began experimenting with photography. While living in Bethnal Green, east London, he created an extraordinary archive of photography documenting ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Tate Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
120
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849764995
SKU
V9781849764995
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About Clive Coward
Clive Coward is head of Tate's picture library, Tate Images Andrew Wilson is Curator, Modern and Contemporary British Art and Archives at Tate
Reviews for Nigel Henderson´s Streets: Photographs of London´s East End 1949-53
'Henderson's photographs of Bethnal Green comprise an invaluable testimony, many of subjects that are not recorded elsewhere, and their astonishing detail offers hours of delight for the curious.' – The Gentle Author, Spitalfields Life; 'Stunning images. . . spectacular pictures' – James Dunn, Daily Mail; 'Stunning images. . . fascinating' – Jennifer Newton, The Sun