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Nigel Henderson's streets : photographs of London's East End 1949-53 / edited by Clive Coward.

Title
Nigel Henderson's streets : photographs of London's East End 1949-53 / edited by Clive Coward.
Author
Henderson, Nigel, 1917-1985
Publication
  • London : Tate Publishing, [2017]
  • ©2017

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Additional Authors
Coward, Clive
Description
119 pages : illustrations; 30 cm
Summary
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 beautiful book showcases 150 of these newly digitised photographs which capture the heart of working-class life. From hop-scotching children to a funeral cortege, and street parties celebrating the 1953 coronation, Henderson's unique view of the streets evokes the wit, resilience and character of the local people as well as documenting a way of life that would soon disappear, as Britain moved into the 1960s.
Uniform Title
Photographs. Selections
Alternative Title
  • Photographs.
  • Streets
Subject
  • Henderson, Nigel, 1917-1985
  • Henderson, Nigel, 1917-1985
  • Tate Archive (London)
  • 1900-1999
  • Stadtleben
  • Porträtfotografie
  • Alltag
  • Streetphotography
  • Street photography
  • Documentary photography
  • East End London
  • East End (London, England) > History > 20th century > Pictorial works
  • England > London > East End
Genre/Form
  • History
  • Pictorial works
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (page 112).
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
ISBN
  • 9781849764995
  • 1849764999
OCLC
  • 979984097
  • SCSB-9924012
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library