Tag Archives: Bill Brandt

Bill Brandt: Inside the Mirror

Posted on January 16, 2023 by Brian Human

How much does one need, or want, to know about a photographer’s work? Bill Brandt (1904–1983) was a leading British photographer from the 1930s through to the 1960s, a period of innovation and rapid growth in the practice and public availability … Continue reading →

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Art That Made Us

Posted on May 2, 2022 by Brian Human

‘Art that Made Us’ is a major eight-part series for BBC Two. Through 1500 years and eight dramatic turning points, the series presents an alternative history of the British Isles, told through art.  It includes three photographic works. Episode 6 Rise … Continue reading →

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Brandt for Children

Posted on June 11, 2021 by Brian Human

Eighteen contributors to the Royal Academy of Arts Magazine (No. 151, summer 2021) were asked to nominate ‘The artists they think every child should see’. Just one, Lily Bertrand-Webb, herself a photographer, nominated a photographer. She said: ‘The photographer Bill … Continue reading →

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