The European Society for the History of Photography has reported the death of Alistair Crawford after a long illness. In 1974 he became Lecturer in Graphic Art and Curator of Graphic Art at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, where he remained for 37 years. There he taught art practice: Printmaking, Book Illustration, Typography, Photography and in art history: Art in Wales, History Graphic, History of Photography, Museum & Art Gallery Studies.
Between 2004 and 2008 Alistair Crawford was the dedicated co-editor for the research journals of the European Society for the History of Photography (ESHPh) based in Vienna (Austria) such as PhotoResearcher, The Proceedings, The International Newsletter. In 2008 he contributed also to the anniversary book Jubilee 30 Years ESHPh, and Congress of Photography, in Vienna.
He was also an accomplished artist and writer.
See: http://www.eshph.org/beispiel-seite/ and: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/oct/31/alistair-crawford-obituary and http://www.alistaircrawford.co.uk/pdf.php?file=biography.pdf
Photo: Robert Greetham
