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Thoroughly Modern
The Pioneering Life of Barbara Ker-Seymer, Photographer, and Her Brilliant Bohemian Friends
Taschenbuch von Sarah Knights
Sprache: Englisch

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'A picturesque portrayal of a world that sounds as thoroughly maniacal as it was modern' Daily Telegraph

Vivacious, sassy, out to have fun, Ker-Seymer was committed to independence. One of a handful of outstanding British photographers of her generation, Ker-Seymer's work defined a talented, forward-looking network of artists, dancers, writers, actors and musicians, all of whom flocked to her Bond Street studio. Among her sitters were Evelyn Waugh, Margot Fonteyn, Cyril Connolly, Jean Cocteau and Vita Sackville-West.

Today, Ker-Seymer's photographs are known for whom they represent, rather than the face behind the camera, an irony underpinned by the misattribution of some of her most daring images to Cecil Beaton. Yet her intelligence, sparkle, wit and genius enabled her to link arms with the surrealists, the Bloomsbury Group, the Bright Young Things and, most gloriously, the worlds of theatre, cabaret and jazz. With unprecedented access to private archives and hitherto unseen material, Sarah Knights brings Barbara Ker-Seymer and her brilliant bohemian friends vividly to life.

'I can't remember reading a Bright Young Thing account that so graphically immerses a reader in their world' Julie Kavanagh, author of Secret Muses: The Life of Frederick Ashton

'A picturesque portrayal of a world that sounds as thoroughly maniacal as it was modern' Daily Telegraph

Vivacious, sassy, out to have fun, Ker-Seymer was committed to independence. One of a handful of outstanding British photographers of her generation, Ker-Seymer's work defined a talented, forward-looking network of artists, dancers, writers, actors and musicians, all of whom flocked to her Bond Street studio. Among her sitters were Evelyn Waugh, Margot Fonteyn, Cyril Connolly, Jean Cocteau and Vita Sackville-West.

Today, Ker-Seymer's photographs are known for whom they represent, rather than the face behind the camera, an irony underpinned by the misattribution of some of her most daring images to Cecil Beaton. Yet her intelligence, sparkle, wit and genius enabled her to link arms with the surrealists, the Bloomsbury Group, the Bright Young Things and, most gloriously, the worlds of theatre, cabaret and jazz. With unprecedented access to private archives and hitherto unseen material, Sarah Knights brings Barbara Ker-Seymer and her brilliant bohemian friends vividly to life.

'I can't remember reading a Bright Young Thing account that so graphically immerses a reader in their world' Julie Kavanagh, author of Secret Muses: The Life of Frederick Ashton

Über den Autor
Sarah Knights' first book, a biography of the novelist David Garnett, was shortlisted for the James Tait Black Prize and the Slightly Foxed Best First Biography Prize. She lives in North Norfolk.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Genre: Kunst
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Thema: Fotografie
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780349011493
ISBN-10: 0349011494
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Knights, Sarah
Hersteller: Little, Brown Book Group
Maße: 196 x 127 x 23 mm
Von/Mit: Sarah Knights
Erscheinungsdatum: 03.12.2024
Gewicht: 0,363 kg
Artikel-ID: 129736422
Über den Autor
Sarah Knights' first book, a biography of the novelist David Garnett, was shortlisted for the James Tait Black Prize and the Slightly Foxed Best First Biography Prize. She lives in North Norfolk.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Genre: Kunst
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Thema: Fotografie
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780349011493
ISBN-10: 0349011494
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Knights, Sarah
Hersteller: Little, Brown Book Group
Maße: 196 x 127 x 23 mm
Von/Mit: Sarah Knights
Erscheinungsdatum: 03.12.2024
Gewicht: 0,363 kg
Artikel-ID: 129736422
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