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Stuart Roy Clarke
Stuart Roy Clarke is an English documentary photographer. His major works include ''The Homes of Football'' and ''Scenes from a British Summer Country Pop Music Festival.'' Life Clarke was born in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, on 19 August 1961, the youngest of three children of Mary (née Punton-Smith) and Roy Percy Clarke, a quantity surveyor. Career After several years of working for local newspapers in Hertfordshire and as a freelance photographer for the magazine ''Time Out'' in London, Clarke went to live in The Lake District, where he began ''The Homes of Football'' in 1990. The football opus, documenting the changing face of the game, was self-funded initially but then evolved into a touring exhibition hired by various municipalities and shown in 80 museums and art galleries over a 15-year period. In 1997 Clarke also opened a permanent gallery to his football work in the Lake District, at Ambleside, in the county of Cumbria. In 2005, he started ''Cumbria Surrounded' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clarke At SGP
Clarke is a surname which means "clerk". The surname is of English language, English and Irish language, Irish origin and comes from the Latin . Variants include Clerk and Clark. Clarke (given name), Clarke is also uncommonly chosen as a given name. Irish surname origin Clarke is a popular surname in Ireland. The Irish version of the surname is believed to have come from County Galway and County Antrim and spread to County Donegal and County Dublin. The name is derived from the Irish Gaelic sept (social), sept , meaning "clerk". English surname origin Clarke, as well as Clark, is also a widespread surname in England. The English version is of Anglo-Saxon origin and was used in the Middle Ages for the name of a scribe or secretary. The word "clerc", which came from the pre-7th century Old English (meaning priest), originally denoted a member of a religious order, but later became widespread. In the Middle Ages, virtually the only people who could read and write were members of rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
