James Ravilious: A Life: A Memoir - Hardcover

Robin Ravilious

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1908524944 ISBN 13: 9781908524942

Publisher: Wilmington Square Books, 2017

Synopsis

James Ravilious trained as an artist, but a Cartier-Bresson exhibition converted him to photography, which he taught himself. In 1972, a move to his wife Robin s homeland - a very rural, unspoilt part of North Devon - inspired him. It also produced the perfect job: recording daily life in that traditional bit of old England before it was modernised. The results, over 75,000 black and white negatives in the Beaford Archive, form what Barry Lane, Secretary General of the Royal Photographic Society, called 'a unique body of work, unparalleled at least in this country for its scale and quality'.

About this title

About the Author

Robin Ravilious was closely involved in James's work from the start, often travelling with him, and working on his books and exhibitions. She shared his love of country life, and understood what inspired him. She has drawn a picture of an engaging, eccentric, and gifted man whose warmth and enthusiasm made him friends wherever he went. She is the daughter of the glass engraver Laurence Whistler. She was educated at Oxford and worked closely with James. She has written and illustrated children's books.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wilmington Square Books
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1908524944
• ISBN 13: 9781908524942
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 248