OT BBC4 TV programme tonight. E.Chambre Hardman

[terry_rory]

There is a 30 minute programme on BBC4 TV tonight at 22:00 about the

famous Liverpool photographer E.Chambre Hardman. (Narrated by John

Peel.)

 

Please join me in watching it.

 

I was lucky enough to get a 12x16 print (from the original neg) of a

1936 photo of his called 'The Rick' for 55 GBP a few years ago

before the National Trust (and the lottery fund) took over from the

original E.Chambre Hardman Trust.

 

The National Trust have ploughed more than a million pounds into

conserving and restoring his studio and conserving/archiving his

negs. (tens of thousands of them!) Public access and education is

due to start soon. (I hope)

 

He is a real asset to Liverpool and a nationally important

photographer (in the UK) who is only just beginnning to get his due

recognition 16 years after his death.

 

He was a leading figure in the pictorialist style AND a prolific

recorder of local life as well as a successful commercial

photographer (portraits, weddings etc.) which he did to earn his

keep.

[terry_rory]

Update:- I checked the National Trust website and it seems that 59 Rodney Street, Liverpool can now be visited. (from 15th September)

 

I must arrange for some sort of 'pilgrimmage' one day.

[andy m.]

I'll be going there too. Not too far for me ;-)

 

He took some wonderful images.

[terry_rory]

<a href="http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/placestovisit/rodneystreet.html#">National Trust link for Chambre Hardmans Studio</a>

[fay_cori]

Thanks Trevor for listing the programme about Edward Hardman. I am doing my late-night lurking and realised I had missed it. Fortunately it is on again at 12.50am so I will set up the video recorder to enjoy it tomorrow. Thanks also for your previous

mentions of photography-related programmes ? keep at it please.