Ian Jeffrey is an English
art historian, writer and curator.
Jeffrey is the author of a series of illustrated books on the
history of photography
The history of photography began in remote antiquity with the discovery of two critical principles: camera obscura image projection and the observation that some substances are visibly altered by exposure to light. There are no artifacts or de ...
. He is a recipient of the
Royal Photographic Society's J. Dudley Johnston Award.
Life and work
Jeffrey has held the posts of tutor and professor at
Goldsmiths, University of London
Goldsmiths, University of London, officially the Goldsmiths' College, is a constituent research university of the University of London in England. It was originally founded in 1891 as The Goldsmiths' Technical and Recreative Institute by the Wo ...
.
Publications
Publications by Jeffrey
*''The Real Thing: An Anthology of British Photographs 1840–1950'', London:
Arts Council of Great Britain, 1974.
*''Photography: A Concise History.'' London:
Thames & Hudson, 1981, 1989. .
*''The British Landscape 1920-1950.'' London: Thames & Hudson, 1984. .
*''Timeframes: The Story of Photography.'' New York City:
Watson-Guptill
Watson-Guptill is an American publisher of instructional books in the arts. The company was founded in 1937 by Ernest Watson, Ralph Reinhold, and Arthur L. Guptill. They also published the magazine ''American Artist''. Their headquarters are at 17 ...
, 1998. .
*''An American Journey: The Photography of William England.'' Munich; New York; London:
Prestel
Prestel (abbrev. from press telephone), the brand name for the UK Post Office Telecommunications's Viewdata technology, was an interactive videotex system developed during the late 1970s and commercially launched in 1979. It achieved a maxim ...
, 1999. .
*''ReVisions: An Alternative History of Photography.'' Bradford:
National Museum of Photography, Film and Television, 1999. .
*''The Photography Book.'' London:
Phaidon, 2005. .
**Second, revised edition. London: Phaidon, 2014. .
*''How to Read a Photograph: Understanding, Interpreting and Enjoying the Great Photographers.'' London: Thames & Hudson, 2009. .
Publications edited by Jeffrey
*''Cityscape 1910-39: Urban Themes in American, German and British Art.'' London:
Arts Council of Great Britain, 1977. . Exhibition catalogue.
*''Bill Brandt: Photographs 1928-1983.'' London: Thames & Hudson, 1994. .
*''Josef Sudek.'' Phaidon 55. London; New York: Phaidon, 2001. .
*''Shomei Tomatsu.'' London; New York: Phaidon, 2001. .
*''Magnum Landscape.'' London; New York: Phaidon, 2005. .
*''The Art of Kyffin Williams.'' London: Royal Academy of Arts, 2007. With
Nicholas Sinclair. .
*''Bill Brandt.'' Photofile. London: Thames & Hudson, 2007. .
Awards
*2005: J. Dudley Johnston Award,
Royal Photographic Society, Bath. Shared with
David Alan Mellor.
Exhibitions
Exhibitions of Jeffrey's photographs
*''Universal Pictures,''
Kettle's Yard
Kettle's Yard is an art gallery and house in Cambridge, England. The director of the art gallery is Andrew Nairne. Both the house and gallery reopened in February 2018 after an expansion of the facilities.
Kettle's Yard galleries, shop and caf ...
, Cambridge, 2005/2006
Exhibitions curated by Jeffrey
*''The Real Thing,''
Hayward Gallery
The Hayward Gallery is an art gallery within the Southbank Centre in central London, England and part of an area of major arts venues on the South Bank of the River Thames. It is sited adjacent to the other Southbank Centre buildings (the R ...
, 1974. Curated by Jeffrey and David Alan Mellor.
*''Cityscape 1910-39: Urban Themes in American, German and British Art,''
Cartwright Hall
Cartwright Hall is the civic art gallery in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, situated about a mile from the city centre in the Manningham district. It was built on the former site of Manningham Hall using a gift of £40,000 donated by Samuel ...
, Bradford, 1977; City Museum and Art Gallery, Portsmouth, 1977; Laing Art Gallery, Newcasle-upon-Tyne, 1977;
Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1978. Curated by Jeffrey and David Alan Mellor.
References
External links
"How to read a photograph"in pictures at ''The Guardian''
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Living people
British non-fiction writers
British art historians
British art critics
British male writers
Year of birth missing (living people)
Male non-fiction writers