Ian Jeffrey Explained

Ian Jeffrey is an English art historian, writer and curator.^{[1] [2]}

Jeffrey is the author of a series of illustrated books on the history of photography.^[3] 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.^{[4] [5] [6] [7]}

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, 1998. .
• An American Journey: The Photography of William England. Munich; New York; London: Prestel, 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.^{[8] [9]}

Exhibitions

Exhibitions of Jeffrey's photographs

• Universal Pictures, Kettle's Yard, Cambridge, 2005/2006^[10]

Exhibitions curated by Jeffrey

• The Real Thing, Hayward Gallery, 1974. Curated by Jeffrey and David Alan Mellor.^[5]
• Cityscape 1910-39: Urban Themes in American, German and British Art, Cartwright Hall, Bradford, 1977; City Museum and Art Gallery, Portsmouth, 1977; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1977; Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1978. Curated by Jeffrey and David Alan Mellor.^{[5] [11]}

External links

• "How to read a photograph" in pictures at The Guardian

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2018-07-03. Ian Jeffrey, Author at Photoworks. Photoworks.
2. Web site: 2018-07-03. Ian Jeffrey - Person - National Portrait Gallery. National Portrait Gallery, London.
3. Web site: Ian. Jeffrey. 2018-07-03. How to read a photograph. 6 March 2009. The Guardian.
4. Web site: Elizabeth. Fullerton. 2018-07-04. How Britains shocking art movement got its start. BBC.
5. Web site: Chris. Arnot. 2018-07-04. David Alan Mellor: Image maker. 1 March 2005. The Guardian.
6. Web site: Science. Ltd. 2018-07-04. Freeze - Damien Hirst. www.damienhirst.com.
7. Web site: Jens. Liebchen. 2018-07-04. DL 07 stereotypes of war - Photographs by Jens Liebchen. LensCulture.
8. Web site: 2018-07-03. Art history professor recognised for contribution to photography. University of Sussex.
9. Web site: 2018-07-04. J Dudley Johnston Medal - RPS. Royal Photographic Society. 18 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160318092227/http://www.rps.org/about/awards/history-and-recipients/j-dudley-johnston-award. dead.
10. News: 2018-07-04. Ian Jeffrey: Universal Pictures – Events – Kettle's Yard. Kettle's Yard.
11. Book: Ian.. Jeffrey. Cityscape 1910-39: urban themes in American, German and British art / Arts Council of Great Britain.. Arts Council of Great Britain. London. HathiTrust.