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The Pamela Green Collection

Anyone know much about Joan Craven? She shared studios with Walter Bird at Kinocrat House on the Cromwell Road, London. Below is a picture of Pamela Green by her. I run the…Continue

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Nude photography in England from 1896 to 1960.

This group is for those interested in nude photography published in England during the first half of the 20th century from such photographers as: • Walter Bird • Joan Craven • John Everard • Stephen Glass • Zoltán Glass • George Harrison Marks • Horace Roye • Jean Straker • Bertram Park and Yvonne GregorySee More
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A Very British Arcadia: Pan, Wicca and the English Gymnosophical Society.

Here's a piece I wrote on the Pam blog back in October. It touches on the Cult of Pan, Wicca and the English Gymnosophical Society.A Very British ArcadiaDue, in part, to the censorship laws of the 1950s, photographers often sought to cloak their work in respectability, using Classical allusions in an attempt to validate their “art studies”. There is a certain naive charm…See More
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Bertram Park and Yvonne Gregory

My post about the photographers Bertram Park and Yvonne Gregory.https://pamela-green.com/bertram-park-and-yvonne-gregory/In all the things I've read about the photographers, Bertram Park tends to get most of the credit.Yvonne Gregory's role seems downplayed. Is that a fair assessment? If not does anyone have any info that puts Yvonne more in the limelight?See More
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Nude photography in England from 1896 to 1960.

This group is for those interested in nude photography published in England during the first half of the 20th century from such photographers as: • Walter Bird • Joan Craven • John Everard • Stephen Glass • Zoltán Glass • George Harrison Marks • Horace Roye • Jean Straker • Bertram Park and Yvonne GregorySee More
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Rare interview with Stephen Glass

I came across a rare interview with Stephen Glass that was published in Health and Efficiency, 1951.“How I Take My Naturist Pictures” https://pamela-green.com/stephen-glass-interview/See More
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Wolfbait Books replied to Wolfbait Books's discussion Stephen Glass – Brother of Zoltan in the group Nude photography in England from 1896 to 1960.
"Thanks. I was good friends with Pamela Green who modelled for the brothers. Some years ago I was in conversation with the museum about doing a book but it didn't come to anything. It's a project I would like to revisit."
Jun 1, 2020
Roger Taylor replied to Wolfbait Books's discussion Stephen Glass – Brother of Zoltan in the group Nude photography in England from 1896 to 1960.
"Hi there Perhaps you are aware of the Zoltan Glass archive at the National Science and Media Museum, Bradford. I was closely involved with its acquisition during the early 1990's when I gathered a good deal of information about the Glass…"
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Nude photography in England from 1896 to 1960.

This group is for those interested in nude photography published in England during the first half of the 20th century from such photographers as: • Walter Bird • Joan Craven • John Everard • Stephen Glass • Zoltán Glass • George Harrison Marks • Horace Roye • Jean Straker • Bertram Park and Yvonne GregorySee More
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Stephen Glass – Brother of Zoltan

Does anyone have any biographical details about Stephen Glass the brother of Zoltan Glass?He did a lot of photography for the Naturist in the 50s.https://pamela-green.com/publications-by-the-naturist/See More
May 27, 2020
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Brian Stokoe commented on Wolfbait Books's group Nude photography in England from 1896 to 1960.
"I'm looking for any information on the nude work of Colin Osman, former owner/editor of Creative Camera magazine (London). Can anyone help?"
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Nude photography in England from 1896 to 1960.

This group is for those interested in nude photography published in England during the first half of the 20th century from such photographers as: • Walter Bird • Joan Craven • John Everard • Stephen Glass • Zoltán Glass • George Harrison Marks • Horace Roye • Jean Straker • Bertram Park and Yvonne GregorySee More
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Michael Pritchard commented on Wolfbait Books's blog post Horace Roye
"John Hannavy has shared his obituary of Roye which is attached in the Word file here: Roye%20%C2%AD%20an%20obituary%20and%20appreciation.docx. "
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Horace Roye

A while back I wrote a short biography of the British photographer Horace Roye most famous for his picture Tomorrow’s Crucifixion (1938) — a surreal image of a naked girl on a cross wearing a gas mask with clouds of smoke in the background. He was murdered in 2002 in Morocco aged 97.  Let me know what you think of the article.…See More
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Past Masters of the Nude – Book

Back in 2005, after much research, Jay W. King released a bibliography of nude photography books published in England from 1896 to 1960. I recently released an updated illustrated version. It's available from Amazon or my blog. Let me know what you think.…See More
Mar 13, 2020
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A Very British Arcadia: Pan, Wicca and the English Gymnosophical Society.

Here's a piece I wrote on the Pam blog back in October. It touches on the Cult of Pan, Wicca and the English Gymnosophical Society.

A Very British Arcadia

Due, in part, to the censorship laws of the 1950s, photographers often sought to cloak their work in respectability, using Classical allusions in an attempt to validate…

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Horace Roye

A while back I wrote a short biography of the British photographer Horace Roye most famous for his picture Tomorrow’s Crucifixion (1938) — a surreal image of a naked girl on a cross wearing a gas mask with clouds of smoke in the background. He was murdered in 2002 in Morocco aged 97.  Let me know what you think of the article.…

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Joan Craven

Anyone know much about Joan Craven? She shared studios with Walter Bird at Kinocrat House on the Cromwell Road, London. Below is a picture of Pamela Green by her. I run the Pamela Green website and before I post something I wanted to find out a bit more information. This picture was taken in the early '50s.…

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Quick Resources

London Photograph Diary

Victoria and Albert Museum's photography collection

National Science and Media Museum

RPS Journal 1853-2012 online and searchable

Photographic History Research Centre, Leicester

Birkbeck History and Theory of Photography Research Centre

William Henry Fox Talbot Catalogue Raisonné

British Photography. The Hyman Collection

The Press Photo History Project Mapping the photo agencies and photographers of Fleet Street and the UK

The correspondence of William Henry Fox Talbot

Historic England Archive

Martin Parr Foundation

UAL Photography and Photography and the Archive Research Centre

Royal Photographic Society's Historical Group

www.londonstereo.com London Stereoscopic Company / T. R. Williams

www.earlyphotography.co.uk British camera makers and companies

Fox Talbot Museum, Lacock.

National Portrait Gallery, London

http://www.freewebs.com/jb3d/
Alfred Seaman and the Photographic Convention

Frederick Scott Archer

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