Picture Post and Beyond: the Hulton Picture Collection

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Comment by Michael Hallett on September 10, 2011 at 23:14

Thank you John for the plug about my Stefan Lorant biography which is still available by Scarecrow. And I know the material which is now at Getty very well as I was working with Lorant in the early-90s as he was assembling the content for Getty. And that was the basis for many of our conversations.

On another tack, can I use this opportunity to note that John Chillingworth has an exhibition of his own photography on show through October 2011 at the Royal Photographic Society, Fenton House, 122 Wells Road, Bath. It will be well worth seeing!

Comment by John Chillingworth on September 8, 2011 at 16:58

Why bother the Getty Research Institute, when Michael Hallett's 2006 book, "STEFAN LORANT - Godfather of Photojournalism - ISBN 0-8108-5682-4 - published in the US by Scarecrow Press, Inc. says it all?

Comment by Stuart Alexander on September 6, 2011 at 22:15

The Getty Research Institute [not affiliated with the agency Getty] in Los Angeles has the Stefan Lorant archive which should be of some help in researching Picture Post.

Comment by John Chillingworth on May 31, 2011 at 9:29

I am fascinate by the fact that this group is growing.  There must be many more tenuous personal connections with Picture Post out there!  From the time that I was introduced to a photography student, who said, "John Chillingworth?  Wow! You're history!" I have wondered what inaccurate tales have been told about the old magazine by photography tutors who had no first-hand knowledge of its existence.  Because I was one of the Picture Post 'family', I decided to tell the tale as it really was.  I have a good peg upon which to hang the story, because next year is the 75th anniversary of the launch of the magazine, so watch for news of my informative and entertaining book.  With the help of the Getty Images Hulton Archive, which holds all of my images from the 'old days', I am seeking a publisher right now........Any ideas?

Comment by James Kerr on May 30, 2011 at 10:15

I have only a small reminiscence to add....

About 25 years ago I was interviewed for a place at the Cardiff Journalism School, founded by Tom Hopkinson, former editor of Picture Post. He had long since retired from the school at this point, but liked to stay involved and sat in on my interview. Among my sheaf of cuttings, which were aimed at impressing enough to get me a place, were a number of pictures I'd taken for various student publications and local papers. He spotted the images, and interrupted the interviewer to talk photography. This took up the remaining 25 minutes of the 30 minute interview, and while we had a great chat, it did little to prove my worth or otherwise as a journalist.

I'm not complaining; I got in! 

A wonderful man and a great journalist.

 

Comment by Jane on May 2, 2010 at 23:01

Thanks Michael, I have to try and read the article.

Comment by Michael Hallett on April 19, 2010 at 16:27

I'm belatedly attempting to catch up with Jane's query from late last year. Michael Pritchard was absolutely correct when he suggested there was an article on Brian Deutsch in the British Journal of Photography. It was my article called 'Digital Rembrandt' in the BJP on 11 February 1993. I do recall that Brian was not over happy with it as I was critical in places.

Comment by Jane on December 26, 2009 at 19:14

Thanks to Sarah and MIchael for your help with info on the Hulton Picture Library,

I am definitely a fledgling photographer and want to start taking black and white pics. The Hulton project gave me a "new eye" for photographs and I pay them more than the usual cursory glance these days. My friend recently gave me an old Chinon Genesis III with macro zoom lens and I am going to try it out soon.

Happy New Year to all,

Jane

Comment by Jane on December 11, 2009 at 17:07

Sarah I was able to find a paper copy of the Gibbs-Smith article at the Queen's College library; thanks, but my new found librarian skills failed me with the other two; do you have access to either of them in full-text? could I be cheeky and ask you to attach them in a note to me or just on my page?

Jane

Comment by Sarah McDonald on December 7, 2009 at 9:19

Hi Jane, There isn't much published to my knowledge - possibly the article that you've seen of mine gives most detail - certainly for the Deutsch period. If you have specific questions I can try to answer them. Also try Collison, R.L. 1965. Libraries for Television. Reprinted from The Library World, July, 1965. London: BBC. Gibbs-Smith, C. H. 1950. The Hulton Picture Post Library. In Journal of Documentation, Volume 6, Issue 1, 12-24. London: MCB UP Ltd. Moss, D. 1965. BBC Calling: the Radio Times Hulton Picture Library. In London Calling - European Edition. London: BBC, 8-9. There was a lot of press coverage at the time of the sale to Brian debating the merits of private vs public ownership and a couple of short interviews for TV. I'll see if I can get more details. This is when I began to work for the archive so can perhaps give some personal insight if relevant. All the best, Sarah

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