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Terence
Donovan 1936 - 1996
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The Eye That Never Sleeps
The
photos in this booklet, which you are about to see, for this 1960s British
Rail campaign - The Truth about the Railways - The Hancock Report
- were taken by Terence Donovan. He is (was, as he's now deceased, as of 1996), regarded today as one of Britain's
greatest photographers. From the 25th May to 3rd August these photos,
amongst many others, will be on display at an exhibition entitled The
Eye That Never Sleeps. I was told, awhile ago now, by someone
that had visited the exhibition, that it includes other photographs,
taken for this BR campaign, that didn't go on to appear in the completed
booklet, which, I hasten to add, follows shortly. It's nice to know that others exist,
and I for one will certainly look forward to seeing them myself one
day soon... If you live local, or are in the area during the above dates,
then it may well be worth a visit. This is a touring exhibition, so
if you miss the Sheffield date, you should be able to catch it somewhere
else in the UK, in the very near future. I'm certainly going to try and
pay a visit, if it ever comes back down south... |
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"Terence
Donovan: The Eye That Never Sleeps"
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25-05-2002
until 03-08-2002
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Sheffield
Galleries and Museum Trust, Graves Art Gallery
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Sheffield,
UK United Kingdom
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"The eye that never sleeps" is the phrase used by the family of Terence Donovan (1936-96), regarded today as one of Britain's greatest photographers, to describe his dedication to photography. It has been borrowed for use as the title of a new major exhibition of Donovan's photographs. The Museum of London is a most fitting venue for this, his first retrospective, which displays just a small part (120 images) of an archive of almost a million negatives, and concentrates on Donovan's contribution to the cultural history of the city he loved. 'Through his London photographs', writes Simon Thurley, Director of the Museum of London, Terence Donovan has 'shown the glamour, the charm, the grit and the seediness of modern London.' |
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Follow the link below for more info on this current exhibition: Graves Art Gallery - Terence Donovan: The Eye That Never Sleeps |
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To read more about The Eye That Never Sleeps, a past exhibition held at the Museum of London Visit the Museum of London Web site, where it all started The Museum of London - 150 London Wall, London EC2Y 5HN |
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