A RECORD OF ENGLANDSir Benjamin Stone & The National Photographic Record Association, 18971910 Elizabeth Edwards and Peter James Introduced by Martin Barnes In July 1897, in a flourish of publicity, Sir Benjamin Stone Birmingham industrialist, Member of Parliament and passionate, almost obsessive collector announced the formation of the National Photographic Record Association. Its prime objective was to make a record of England for future generations, to foster a

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as if the wave that curls in one picture is seen breaking in the next

and a Guggenheim Fellow in Photography

the human imprint of these historic structures is evident and powerfully conveyed

a series of intimate portraits and

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French artist

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subjects and objects in the images

with rigour and poetry

With the benefit of hindsight there is little doubt that it transformed documentary photography in Britain and placed Parr amongst the world’s leading photographers

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