DailyArt Magazine Editor Curates Personal List of Six Photography Books, From British Seaside to Glasgow Poverty
An editor from DailyArt Magazine has curated a collection of six photography books from a family library. Among these is "The Great British Seaside: Photography from the 1960s to the Present" (2018, National Maritime Museum/Royal Museums Greenwich), associated with a 2018 exhibition that showcased works by Tony Ray-Jones, David Hurn, Martin Parr, and Simon Roberts. Another title, "Concrete: Photography and Architecture," is linked to a 2013 Winterthur exhibition, spanning from William Henry Fox Talbot's 1845 photograph to the 2011 Tōhoku tsunami. Additionally, "Avedon Fashion 1944–2000" highlights Richard Avedon's work. Other featured books include a collaboration by Helmut Newton and Alice Springs, "The Isle of Dogs: Before the Big Money," "Dancing Til Dusk 2014," and Raymond Depardon's 1980 Glasgow commission, released in 2016. Readers are encouraged to contribute their own art book recommendations.
Key facts
- The list comprises six photography books selected from a family bookshelf
- "The Great British Seaside" was published in 2018 by National Maritime Museum/Royal Museums Greenwich and accompanied a 2018 exhibition in Greenwich
- The book features Tony Ray-Jones, David Hurn, Martin Parr, and Simon Roberts
- "Concrete: Photography and Architecture" accompanied a 2013 exhibition in Winterthur and ranges from William Henry Fox Talbot's 1845 Bridge of Sighs to the 2011 Tōhoku tsunami aftermath
- "Avedon Fashion 1944–2000" covers Richard Avedon's six decades with Harper's Bazaar, Vogue, and The New Yorker
- Helmut Newton and Alice Springs are the subject of a book of paired portraits and self-portraits
- "The Isle of Dogs: Before the Big Money" belongs to Hoxton Mini Press's Vintage Britain series and features Mike Seaborne's photographs of Canary Wharf's postwar and 1980s redevelopment
- "Dancing Til Dusk 2014" documents free dance classes by Seattle Parks and Recreation and Dance for Joy, photographed by Constance Brinkley
- Raymond Depardon's 1980 Sunday Times Glasgow commission stayed unpublished until a 2013 Grand Palais retrospective and appeared as a book in 2016
- Harry Gruyaert's book explores color and the concept of the edge
Entities
Artists
- Tony Ray-Jones
- David Hurn
- Martin Parr
- Simon Roberts
- William Henry Fox Talbot
- Richard Avedon
- Helmut Newton
- Alice Springs
- Mike Seaborne
- Constance Brinkley
- Raymond Depardon
- Harry Gruyaert
Institutions
- DailyArt Magazine
- National Maritime Museum
- Royal Museums Greenwich
- Magnum Photos
- Flowers Gallery
- The National Science and Media Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Avedon Foundation
- Harper's Bazaar
- Vogue
- The New Yorker
- Hoxton Mini Press
- London Docklands Development Corporation
- Seattle Parks and Recreation
- Dance for Joy
- The Sunday Times
- Grand Palais
Locations
- Greenwich
- United Kingdom
- Bradford
- Cambridge
- Japan
- Chicago
- United States
- Montauk
- New York
- Paris
- France
- Winterthur
- Switzerland
- Canary Wharf
- London
- Glasgow
- Seattle
- India
- Morocco
- Egypt