{"id":1688,"date":"2009-10-06T23:17:30","date_gmt":"2009-10-06T23:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/we-english.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1688"},"modified":"2009-10-07T07:44:21","modified_gmt":"2009-10-07T07:44:21","slug":"magnum-england","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/we-english.co.uk\/blog\/2009\/10\/06\/magnum-england\/","title":{"rendered":"MAGNUM & ENGLAND"},"content":{"rendered":"

Magnum photographer Chris Steele-Perkins is launching his new book on England, at the Kings Place Gallery<\/a> on October 8th. England, My England<\/a> (Northumbria Press) brings together images taken in the country by Steele-Perkins over the past 40 years.<\/p>\n

Here’s the blurb- “In his new book, Chris presents a sweeping, unique record of what he thinks makes England truly English. From Sunday cricket matches to snoozes in a deckchair; intimate family portraits to carefree children at play; circus shows with performing bears to the wilder performers of a street carnival; and from Saturday night dancing to race riots. Each picture tells a story of time and place and many of the images collected will strike a chord or a memory in the viewer. These natural and authentic photographs are a personal selection of the best and most important of Chris’s images that he has taken over 40 years of photographing in England.”<\/p>\n

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Reggae Festival, <\/span>London <\/span>1974<\/span> from England, My England \u00c2\u00a9 Chris Steele-Perkins\/ Magnum Photos<\/span><\/p>\n

Over the years England has proved a rich landscape for many of the photographers in the Magnum collective, and continues to inspire (both Martin Parr and Mark Power are currently working on new projects here), as a result I’ve decided to give a quick tour through some of these photographic studies.<\/p>\n

I’ve already discussed the work of a few of the Magnum photographers on the blog including Chris Steele-Perkins (here<\/a>), Martin Parr (here<\/a>) and Ian Berry (here<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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Whitby, 1974 from The English<\/a> \u00c2\u00a9 Ian Berry\/ Magnum Photos<\/span><\/p>\n

\"LON19537\"<\/span>Bristol, 1995-1999 from Think of England<\/a> \u00c2\u00a9 Martin Parr\/ Magnum Photos <\/span><\/p>\n

Other notable projects include:<\/p>\n

George Rodger, <\/span>one of the Magnum founders, who produced a seminal series of photographs on the blitz<\/span> during World War II. <\/span> <\/span>The Blitz<\/a><\/span> is a unique record of life in England during the autumn of 1940 as well as a moving tribute to the courage and humor of men, woman and children during one of the darkest periods of 20th century English history.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"canteen\"<\/span>Canteen in public shelter, London 1940 \u00c2\u00a9 George Rodger\/ Magnum Photos<\/span><\/p>\n

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Eve Arnold photographed extensively in England, and many of the photographs appear in her book In Retrospect<\/a> (Alfred A. Knopf, 1997) including this wonderful image of Queen Elizabeth II on tour in the Midlands in 1968.<\/p>\n

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\nQueens Elizabeth II, The Midlands, 1968 \u00c2\u00a9 Eve Arnold\/ Magnum Photos<\/p>\n

Although better known for his photographs in his homeland of Wales, Land of My Father<\/a> (Thames & Hudson, 2000), David Hurn undertook several assignments in England, and documented the famous Isle of Wight festivals in 1969 and 1970.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"LON32753\"<\/span>Revelers at the Isle of Wight Festival, 1969 \u00c2\u00a9 David Hurn\/ Magnum Photos<\/p>\n

In the mid-1970s Philip Jones Griffiths<\/a> worked extensively in Middlesbrough in Northern England. Philip recently completed a new book of his lesser known studies of British life – including those from Middlesbrough – shot during the 1950s, 60s and 70s. Recollections<\/a> (Trolley, 2008) was published just before his death in early 2008.<\/p>\n

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Working men’s club, Middlesbrough, 1976 \u00c2\u00a9 Philip Jones Griffiths\/ Magnum Photos<\/p>\n

On assignment in Liverpool in the early eighties, photojournalist Peter Marlow bore witness to the enormity of the devastation afflicting inner cities. <\/span>Marlow photographed a city in decline, isolated like an island surrounded by the dreams of a Thatcherite nation. Liverpool Looking Out to Sea<\/a> <\/span>(Jonathan Cape, 1993) <\/span>forms one of the fiercest social documents of an inner city in Britain, and became one of the strongest indictments of an era. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"Liverpool\"<\/span>Unemployed Tony and Marie in their children’s bedroom, Liverpool, 1985 \u00c2\u00a9 Peter Marlow\/ Magnum Photos<\/p>\n

In 1996, the young Donovan Wylie<\/a> and new Magnum recruit produced a series called Working England<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"leeds\"Worker in Leeds City centre cafe, 1996 \u00c2\u00a9 Donovan Wylie\/ Magnum Photos<\/p>\n

More recently, Mark Power published a book called 26 Different Endings<\/a> (Photoworks, 2007), which documented the outer limits of London as <\/span>defined by the A to Z road atlas. <\/span><\/p>\n

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London south of page 148, A to Z, 2004 \u00c2\u00a9 Mark Power\/ Magnum Photos <\/span><\/p>\n

And I’ll finish with the work of Stuart Franklin<\/a> and this photograph <\/span> taken during the Queen Elizabeth II’s Golden Jubilee celebration in 2002. Why? Because as a young snapper on assignment for The Sunday Times Magazine, I was stood next to him when he took it!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Spectators at Queen Elizabeth II’s Golden Jubilee celebration, London 2002 \u00c2\u00a9 Stuart Franklin\/ Magnum PHotos
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