Live by the Lens Die by the Lens
20 Jun 2008 - 28 Sep 2008
Gallery One
Film stars are the embodiments of dreams, their glamorous publicity images carefully crafted and controlled. There are a range of photographers involved in creating the star ‘image’ while yet others delight in exposing the reality behind the glamour. This exhibition looks at the complex world of film publicity and the photographers whose image-making talents can make or break a star’s reputation.
Past Exhibition
Cary Grant and Jean Harlow, Suzy, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1936 by Ted Allan. Courtesy of the John Kobal Foundation
Sunny Snaps
20 Jun 2008 - 31 Aug 2008
Gallery Two
Portrait photographers were once a common sight wherever people gathered for leisure or pleasure. Usually ignored and frequently reviled, these itinerant photographersbecame a figure of ridicule and contempt. Despite their prolific output, they have been largely written-out of the history of photography. This exhibition redresses the balance and celebrates the work of these forgotten photographers.
Past Exhibition
At the seaside, c.1935. National Media Museum Collection.
Henri Cartier Bresson’s
Scrapbook Photographs 1932-46
7 Mar 2008 - 1 Jun 2008
Gallery One
A simple scrapbook, printed and mounted by Henri Cartier-Bresson, has become one of the most important photographic artefacts of the 20th century. Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson brought together all the photographs from the scrapbook, with the original cover and the remaining pages, to create a rare exhibition of vintage Cartier-Bresson works.
click for Henri Cartier Bresson’s
Scrapbook Photographs 1932-46 website
Past Exhibition
Henri Cartier Bresson, 1932