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 their “art studies”. There is a certain naive charm to captioning a photograph of a lady in a state of undress Nymph in a Continue Reading
Yvonne Gregory
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
Bertram Park and Yvonne Gregory
Bertram Park (1883-1972) was a renowned portrait photographer whose work can be found in the National Portrait Gallery. In 1916, he married the photographer Yvonne Gregory. Along with fellow photographer Marcus Adams, they established themselves as the Three Photographers. Their studio at 43 Dover Street in Mayfair was initially funded Continue Reading
Elizabeth Walker: Naturism’s Ambassador
Many of those who posed in naturist resorts for photographers were professional models rather than genuine naturists. One of the handful to buck that trend was Elizabeth Walker, née Elcoate Gilbert, who was routinely described as Naturism’s Ambassador. She was a member of Spielplatz and as early as 1950 and Continue Reading
Rearview – Bertram Park
An interesting behind the scenes rearview shot of Pamela Green by Bertram Park (1883-1972). I’m afraid I don’t know for sure who the model on the right is. The image was most probably taken in the rose garden of his home in Pinner. This image is from a group of Continue Reading
Spring Shower — Bertram Park
Pamela Green passed away five years ago today. To mark the occasion I’ve selected a photo to post from her personal collection. It is a rather fun photo with a certain amount of joie de vivre to remember her by. I’m afraid I don’t know much about it other than it was Continue Reading
Bertram Park (1883-1972)
This has to be one of my favourite portraits of Pamela Green. It is by Bertram Park, a highly regarded establishment photographer whose body of work encompassed not just figure studies, but still lives and society portraits as well. His reputation was such that various European crowned heads would visit Continue Reading