David Gwinnutt
David Gwinnutt (born 1961) is a British photographer, artist and designer who was part of London's 1980s club scene.[1] His work is known for its intimate nature, revealing an unseen side to his subjects, which are drawn from London's art world and queer scene. He has photographed amongst others,
Career
Many of the world's leading publications have featured Gwinnutt's portraits, including
Twenty one of his portraits are in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery London [1] In 2017 he had his first solo display at The National Portrait Gallery entitled, Before We Were Men [3]
In 1983 he met the painter Patrick Procktor when he went to photograph him and their close friendship lasted until Proctor's death in 2003. Procktor used Gwinnutt as the model for the figures of St John the Baptist and Jesus in his painting for the St John Baptist Chapel in Chichester Cathedral.[4]
In 1985 he was introduced to Edmund White and they became lovers [5] White later penned a portrait of Gwinnutt in his memoir, Inside a Pearl [6] Gwinnutt's intimate portrait of White was used for the paperback cover of Inside a Pearl.
In a desire to diversify from photography and express himself as an artist, Gwinnutt looked to his life-time experience as a gay man and his pride in being
In 2013 he was voted No16 on
After photographing gay rights activist Peter Tatchell he began a series of events to raise money for The Peter Tatchell Foundation and was subsequently invited to become a trustee of the Foundation (2013-2017)[8]
In 2017 he published his first book, The White Camera Diaries, which contains many of his 1980's photographs, love letters and the stories behind the images. [5]<
In 2018 The
References
- ^ Jaskott-Gill, Sabina. "David Gwinnutt person". www.npg.org.uk. National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ Horner, Lena (December 2000). "The In-Crowd. Lovers and lotahrios of the 1980s". The Independent Saturday Magazine: Cover.
- ^ Jaskott-Gill, Sabina. "Before Were Men". www.npg.org.uk. National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ISBN 978 1 906509 09 5.
- ISBN 978 1 5272 1312 8.
- ISBN 978 1 4088 2045 2.
- ^ Kowles, Katherine. "God Save The Queers". www.pinknews.com. Benjamin Cohen. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ^ Gwinnutt, David. "The Peter Tatchell Foundation". www.companieshouse.org.uk. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ Teeman, Tim. "Englands Football Association backs LGBT fans at the World Cup in Russia". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 27 June 2018.