Nigel Henderson's streets : photographs of London's East End 1949-53
2017
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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 life in the area between 1949 and 1953. This book showcases 150 of these newly digitised photographs which capture the heart of working-class life.
Main title:
Nigel Henderson's streets : photographs of London's East End 1949-53 / edited by Clive Coward.
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Imprint:
London : Tate Publishing, 2017.
Collation:
119 pages : chiefly illustrations (black and white), map (colour) ; 30 cm
Notes:
Map on lining papers.Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781849764995 (hbk)
Dewey class:
779.99421779.99421HEN
Language:
English
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BRN:
2470127