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James Ravilious (1939-1999) trained as an artist, like his father
Eric, but a Cartier-Bresson exhibition converted him to
photography, which he taught himself. In 1972, a move to his wife
Robin's homeland - a very rural, unspoilt part of North Devon -
inspired him. It also produced the perfect job: recording daily
life in that traditional bit of old England before it was
modernised. He devoted himself to this for more than seventeen
years. The results, over 75,000 black and white negatives in the
Beaford Archive, form what Barry Lane, Secretary General of the
Royal Photographic Society, called 'a unique body of work,
unparalleled at least in this country for its scale and quality'
.James was a friendly, modest man with a very unintrusive approach.
Because of this, and because of the length of the project, he was
able to make a uniquely detailed portrait, intimate and
sympathetic, of a whole way of life in one small piece of
countryside: its landscapes, its seasons, its people, their
hardships and their pleasures. His respect for his subjects is
manifest in his work. He never sentimentalised their lives. It was
vital to him that his record should be completely honest. But it is
not merely social history. It is also the work of someone who
composed with the eye of an artist, and who often looked at his
world with artists such as Breughel, Claude Lorrain, Thomas Bewick
and Samuel Palmer in mind.
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Imprint: |
Wilmington Square Books
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
November 2017 |
Authors: |
Robin Ravilious
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Dimensions: |
198 x 150 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
248 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-908524-94-2 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-908524-94-4 |
Barcode: |
9781908524942 |
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