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Archive is a full colour quarterly publication, offering a fascinating mix of articles and images on the Museum's current programme of exhibitions and its photographic collections.


Front cover: Drawing Light no.2, 2008, Tess Hurrell, © Tess Hurrell
Cover image: Drawing Light no.2, 2008, Tess Hurrell, © Tess Hurrell

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Archive 13


WELCOME

Colin Philpott
ACQUISITIONS
Iain Baird
IMAGES ARE POWERUL AGENTS, FOR AND IN OPPOSITION TO THE STATUS QUO
Anna Reid
NEW WORKS: PAVILION COMMISSIONS 2008
Greg Hobson
THE FUTURE OF CHILDRENS TELEVISION IN THE UK
Anna Home
THE MAGIC OF BLUE PETER
Richard Marson
THE POWER OF ANIMATION – PUBLIC INFORMATION FILMS
Kerry Drumm
‘THE TIMES THEY ARE A CHANGING’
Damien Radcliffe
FROM THE ARCHIVE
Ruth Kitchin

 

 

 
Front cover: Audrey Hepburn ‘My Fair Lady’, 1963, Bob Willoughby, National Media Museum Collection, © Bob Willoughby
Cover image: Audrey Hepburn ‘My Fair Lady’, 1963, Bob Willoughby, National Media Museum Collection, © Bob Willoughby

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Archive 12


WELCOME

Colin Philpott
ACQUISITIONS
Iain Baird
IN AND OUT OF CONTROL: FILM STARS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS
Michael Harvey
CORNEL LUCAS. EVEN HIS NAME SOUNDS GLAMOROUS
Nigel Arthur
FRANK SINATRA. THE VOICE ON SCREEN
Adrian Wootton
ALUN JOHN: MY LIFE AS A BEACH PHOTOGRAPHER
Alun John
CHARLES HOWELL : PHOTOGRAPHER OF PLEASURE
Colin Harding
WHEN STARS DIE
Tony Earnshaw
FROM THE ARCHIVE
Paul Goodman

 

 

 
Front cover: Brussels, 1932, Henri Cartier-Bresson, © Henri Cartier-Bresson/ Magnum Photos/ Collection Fondation HCB
Cover image: Brussels, 1932, Henri Cartier-Bresson, © Henri Cartier-Bresson/ Magnum Photos/ Collection Fondation HCB

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Archive 11


WELCOME

Colin Philpott
ACQUISITIONS  
Philippa Wright
MAYBE A LITTLE BIT BETTER THAN THE WATCHMAKER
Brigitte Lardinois
DOWN BY THE RIVER
Ian McMillan
IS THERE ANYBODY THERE?
Brian Liddy
IN SEARCH OF PATRICK KEILLER
Neil Young
LARGER THAN LIFE
Ian Potter

FROM THE ARCHIVE
Colin Harding

 

 

 
 
Front cover: Christina on the Beach, Dorset, 1913, Mervyn O'Gorman 1871-1958
Cover image: Colony (Couch) (II), 2006, Sarah Jones, C type print, Courtesy Maureen Paley, London and Anton Kern Gallery, New York

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Archive 10

Contents
WELCOME

Colin Philpott
ACQUISITIONS  
Greg Hobson
WHAT PRESENCE?
Greg Hobson
BLUE PROMISE
Carol Mavor
WHOSE STORY IS IT AND WHY IS IT ALWAYS ON HER MIND?
A.M. Homes
THE DIONNE QUINTUPLETS
Brian Liddy
BRITISH DOCUMENTARY AND RADICAL POLITICS
Tom Vincent

I’LL TEACH YOU TO LAUGH AT SOMETHING FUNNY
Paul wells

FROM THE ARCHIVE
Iain Baird

 

 

Front cover: Christina on the Beach, Dorset, 1913, Mervyn O'Gorman 1871-1958
Cover image: Christina on the Beach, Dorset, 1913, Mervyn O'Gorman (1871-1958) Autochrome.

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Archive 9

Contents
WELCOME

Colin Philpott
ACQUISITIONS  
Tom Woolley
'YOU CAN ALMOST SMELL THE FLOWERS'

THE AUTOCHROMES OF HENRY ESSENHIGH-CORKE  
Colin Harding
THE COLOURFUL WORLD OF LIONEL DE ROTHSCHILD 
Victor Gray
CELEBRATING INDIAN CINEMA  
Dr Rajinder Dudrah
THE INDIAN CINEMATOGRAPHE
Michael Harvey
BANDWIDTH: ARE YOU IN THE PICTURE?  
David Gillies

FROM THE ARCHIVE  
Claire Thomas

 

 

Front cover: Sectarian Murder:Saturday 9th June 1973, Northern Ireland, 1988, Paul Seawright

Cover image: Sectarian Murder:Saturday 9th June 1973, Northern Ireland, 1988, Paul Seawright, C-type print
‘A 60 year old man was found shot three times in the head in Ballysillan Playground. The area showed signs of a struggle.’

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Archive 8

Contents
WELCOME

Colin Philpott
AN-MY LE CONTEXTS AND CONNECTIONS  
Extended Captions
A TERRIBLE THING HAPPENED HERE 
Greg Hobson
SCRIPT TO SCREEN 
Alan Bennett
IN CONVERSATION  
Denis Dercourt
CHALLENGING THE MUSEUM’S COLLECTIONS
Philippa Wright & Dr Dusan C. Stulik
FROM THE ARCHIVE  
Brian Liddy

 


Front cover: Netherthorpe Sheffield1981 © John Davies

Cover image: Netherthorpe Sheffield1981 © John Davies (Chris Boot)

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Archive 7

Contents

EDITORIAL
Colin Philpott

GATHERING WATER-LILIES
John Taylor

THE COLLECTIONS BEHIND THE EXHIBITION - THE OLD ORDER AND THE NEW: P. H. EMERSON AND PHOTOGRAPHY (1885-1895)
Philippa Wright

JOHN DAVIES QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Greg Hobson

REDDISH VALE
Jane Fletcher

BRADFORD ANIMATION FESTIVAL
Tom Woolley

ANDREAS HYKADE: JESUS, ELVIS AND ME
John Canemaker

ADVERTISING
Claire Thomas

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF AN ADVERTISING STANDARDS AUTHORITY PRESS OFFICER
Matt Wilson

 


Front cover: Ray Harryhausen, Valley of Gwangi

Front cover: Ray Harryhausen, Valley of Gwangi, Warner Bros, 1969, Courtesy of the Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation.

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Archive 6

Contents

EDITORIAL
Colin Philpott

RAY HARRYHAUSEN: A LEGENDARY ANIMATOR'S INSPIRATION
Michael Harvey

NEW YORK
H G Wells

A TALE OF TWO CITIES: LONDON AND NEW YORK
Jane Fletcher

"PHOTOGRAPHING OLD LONDON IS NOT EASY WORK": SOCIETY FOR PHOTOGRAPHING RELICS OF LONDON 1875 -1886
Lynne MacNab

THE RACE FOR TELEVISION
John Trenouth

GALLERY OF TELEVISIONS

THE LOW NEWS, NO TELEVISION DIET - IT WORKS!: THE POWER OF TELEVISION - PULLING THE PLUG PROVES THE POINT
Richard Woolley

 


Front cover: Julian Germain, The Face of the Century

Front cover: Julian Germain, The Face of the Century, 1999. Reproduced courtesy of the Photographer.

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Archive 5

Contents

EDITORIAL
Russell Roberts

THE FELLOWSHIP: A SHORT HISTORY 1985 - 2005
Foreward by Colin Philpott

THE TIME OF OUR LIVES
Tom Shakespeare

IN CONVERSATION
Julian Germain and Penny Skerrett

RAGHUBIR SINGH
Nima Poovaya-Smith

Front cover: Image From Hans Van Der Meer: Dutch Fields And Beyond

Front cover: Image From Hans Van Der Meer: Dutch Fields And Beyond.

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Archive 4

Contents

EDITORIAL
Russell Roberts

WHEN THIS YOU SEE
Geoffrey Batchen

SUBSTANCE AND SHADOW
Colin Harding

FROM THE ARCHIVE: SLEEP
Jane Fletcher

OTHER MEMORIES: ROGER FENTONS LETTERS FROM THE CRIMEA, 1855
Roger Taylor

HANS VAN DER MEER: DUTCH FIELDS AND BEYOND
Liz Jobey

IN CONVERSATION
Hans van der Meer and Greg Hobson

Front cover: Tony Ray-Jones, Souvenir Ties Nashville, Colour transparency, 1871, NMPFT

Front cover: Tony Ray-Jones, Souvenir Ties Nashville, Colour transparency, 1971, NMPFT.

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Archive 3

Contents:

'A GENTLE MADNESS'
THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF TONY RAY-JONES (1941-72)
Russell Roberts

RELICS OF MERRIE ENGLAND
Peter James

PHOTOGRAPHY AND NATIONAL IDENTITY:
THE NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORD ASSOCIATION 1897-1910
Elizabeth Edwards

FAKING IT:
THREE WOMEN AND A JUG
Jane Fletcher

DRESSED UP AND PASTED DOWN:
STAGED PHOTOGRAPHS IN VICTORIAN ALBUMS
Marta Weiss

TRADITION VERSUS MODERNITY: ADVERTISING ART PHOTOGRAPHY IN THE MID 1940s
Siobhan Davis

 


Front cover: Justine Kurland, Barney, 2001, image courtesy of Gorney Bravin + Lee, New York and Emily Tsingou Gallery, London

Front cover: Justine Kurland, Barney, 2001, image courtesy of Gorney Bravin + Lee, New York and Emily Tsingou Gallery, London.

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Archive 2

Contents:

"ALL IS WELL, AND ALL WILL BE WELL, IN THE GARDEN",
by Greg Hobson.

ART AND SCIENCE,
by Jane Fletcher.

IN CONVERSATION: SIMONE NIEWEG AND RUSSELL ROBERTS,
by Russell Roberts.

EVERYTHING'S GONE GREEN: PHOTOGRAPHY AND THE GARDEN, EXTENDED CAPTIONS,
by Penny Skerrett.

GET 'REAL'! GARDENING AS A TELEVISION 'LIFESTYLE' NARRATIVE,
by Karen D Scott.

COLOUR GARDENS, BEFORE COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHY,
by Robin Veder.

Front cover: Luc Delahaye, Baghdad #4, C-type print, 2003

Front cover: Luc Delahaye, Baghdad #4, C-type print, 2003.

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Archive 1

Contents:

TAKING STOCK,
by Russell Roberts.

TREASURES,
by Jane Fletcher.

LUC DELAHAYE: PHOTOGRAPHS,
by Patrick Henry.

PHOTOGRAPHING WAR,
by Colin Harding.

EVIDENCE & EXCESS, GILLES PERESS AND JAMES NACHTWEY,
by Mark Durden.

PHOTOGRAPHS ARE FAIRYISH,
by Carol Mavor.

IN THE MINDS EYE, THOUGHT-PICTURES AND ETHEREAL PRESENCES IN THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF JULIA MARGARET CAMERON (1815-79),
by Marina Warner.


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