I'm researching the Derby Master Class project. Initiated by Nigel Trow at the Derbyshire College of Higher Education in 1975/76 it brought a number of internationally recognised photographers to the course at the institution. It ran for several years as a very distinctive feature of the course before gradually reverting to a more recognisable Visiting Artist programme. I have the archive materials assembled by Richard Sadler, who taught at Derby through the period (courtesy of his Estate) and hope to publish a small monograph on the subject.
In addition I have other materials, catalogues, pamphlets, magazines and cuttings on a range of photographic activities relating to the late seventies and eighties that I'd happily pass on to anyone conducting research into the period. If you are interested I will shortly post the listings of what is available.
Regarding the Master Class programme - if you were involved, as staff, student, or otherwise I'd be interested in making contact.
Image: Minor White, portrait by Richard Sadler, taken Nov. 1975 at Derby Master Class, Derbyshire College Of HE.
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Hello Steve,
Its profdavid_manley@me.com
Thanks again, hope life treats you well.
Hi David
Yes, it's me. Send me your email and I'll ask John if he is happy to be in touch about this.
Steve
Thanks for this, I've very little from the period of the mid eighties onwards until 1994 when I arrived at Derby during a period of much turbulence! If by any chance you're the Steve Edwards I know then you know as much about it as me! If not apologies. I don't have a contact for John X now but it would be useful to be in contact.
I was teaching there during the final Master class with Allan Sekula who presented a lecture and we did a dialogue following the publication of Fish Story in 1995.
The person you need to get in touch with is John X Berger, who will know more about the series.