Jean Straker: Figure Studies
A couple of intriguing photos by the underrated Jean Straker (1913-1984). His work reminds me a little of the American photographer William Mortensen. Thanks to Nigel W. for the scans. SaveSave
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Pin-ups and Figure Studies with Jean Straker
I’ve recently discovered that Jean Straker, along with the photographers Walter Bird and Jack Eston, took part in a discussion on Pin-ups and Figure Studies broadcast by the BBC on Network Three on May 22, 1958. On the show, Jean defines a pin-up as “a picture of a girl in which the girl represents herself. Continue Reading
Jean Straker and The Visual Arts Club
A 1950s contemporary of Pamela Green’s was the photographer Jean Straker. An interesting character by half. To my knowledge, he never photographed Pamela, but she did have a copy of his book, The Nudes of Jean Straker, on her shelf. I feel as if Jean Straker was too arty and Continue Reading
Past Masters of the Nude
About the Book This book documents every hardback book of nude photographs published in England during the first half of the 20th century from such photographers as Walter Bird, John Everard, Andre de Dienes, George Harrison Marks, Roye, Jean Straker, Bertram Park and Yvonne Gregory. Full bibliographical details are given Continue Reading
Nudism in a Cold Climate by Annebella Pollen
I’ve always been a big fan of the Kibbo Kif. So when Annebella Pollen, author of The Kindred of the Kibbo Kift, got in touch with me about a new book she was working on called: Nudism in a Cold Climate: The Visual Culture of Naturists in Mid-20th Century Britain, Continue Reading
Past Masters of the Nude by Jay W. King
Past Masters of the Nude is the latest release from Wolfbait. The book is a little bit different from our other publications. It is an illustrated bibliography of nude photography books published in England from 1896 to 1960. It documents every hardback book of nude photographs published in England during the Continue Reading
The Icon and Dambuster
Byron Rogers wrote a collection of articles on tracking down and meeting an array of quirky, whimsical and eccentric individuals, some of which were printed in the Sunday Telegraph a number of years ago. He did a piece on Douglas Webb and Pamela Green called The Icon and Dambuster. He also Continue Reading