| The Great British Seaside: Photography from the 1960s to the Present Contributor(s): Royal Museums Greenwich (Editor), Ray-Jones, Tony (Photographer), Hurn, David (Photographer) |
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ISBN: 0948065982 ISBN-13: 9780948065989 Publisher: Royal Museums Greenwich OUR PRICE: $34.16 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | Techniques - Calligraphy - Design | Decorative Arts - Photography | Photoessays & Documentaries |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 9.5" W x 9.5" (2.00 lbs) 128 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: One hundred photographs and personal essays capture the ambiguities and eccentricities that define a day at the British seaside. Many in Britain look back with fondness on memories of paddles in the sea and picnics on the promenade. Yet the seaside can also be a place of faded glory and acute deprivation. These tensions have provided fertile ground for documentary photographers who have sought to capture the enduring British tradition. A sociocultural exploration of the British beach through the works of four of Britain's best-loved photographers--Tony Ray-Jones, David Hurn, Martin Parr, and Simon Roberts--this book explores our changing relationship with the seaside since the 1960s and holds up a critical and affectionate mirror to a much-loved and quintessentially British experience. The book also includes personal essays, material from each of the photographers' archival collections, and twenty newly commissioned works by Martin Parr. |