Photography
Broomfield, Maurice. (4 of 5). Oral History of British Photography.
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Type
sound
Duration
00:47:43
Shelf mark
C459/194
Subjects
Photography
Recording date
2007-01-10, 2007-02-08
Recording locations
Interviewee's home, Emsworth, Hampshire
Interviewees
Broomfield, Maurice, 1916-2010 (speaker, male)
Interviewers
Barnes, Martin (speaker, male)
Abstract
Part 4: MB worked on a series of photographs in 1946 (with Stephen Peet), a project to document the recovery of Universities and students in post war Europe, based in Geneva. Photographs used in lectures given by students' associations and to generate funds. Description of post war Europe. Invited by ICI to photograph their chemical works and by Milk Marketing Board to photograph factories. [16:00] Describes motivations for his interest in promoting British industry through photography in shareholders and annual reports. Brought dramatic lighting and concentration on sculptural forms to industrial photography. [25:45] Resumes discussion of setting up in business in the studio of Madame Yevonde. Description of working with Yevonde in fashion photography: fashion shoots for shoes and shampoo. Description of Yevonde's appearance, character and business working methods and photographic techniques. Description of portrait photography, retouching portraits and the Vivex colour process.
Description
Life story interview with photographer Maurice Broomfield (1916-2010)
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