Frederick H. Evans
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Frederick H. Evans (26 June 1853 – 24 June 1943) was an English photographer, best known for his images of architectural subjects, such as English and French cathedrals.[1][2]
Evans was born and died in London. He began his career as a bookseller, but retired from that to become a full-time photographer in 1898, when he adopted the
Evans' ideal of straightforward, "perfect" photographic rendering - unretouched or modified in any way[5] - as an ideal was well-suited to the architectural foci of his work: the ancient, historic, ornate and often quite large cathedrals, cloisters and other buildings of the English and French countryside. This perfectionism, along with his tendency to exhibit and write about his work frequently, earned for him international respect and much imitation. He ultimately became regarded as perhaps the finest architectural photographer of his, or any, era - though some professionals privately felt that the Evans' philosophy favoring extremely literal images was restrictive of the creative expression rapidly becoming available within the growing technology of the photographic field.
Evans was also an able photographer of landscapes and portraits, and among the many notable friends and acquaintances he photographed was
Gallery
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A Memory of the Normans (1903)
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Across Nave and Octagon (1903)
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Height and Light in Bourges Cathedral (1903)
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In Sure and Certain Hope (1904)
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In Sure and Certain Hope (1903)
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Into the North Transept (1903)
References
- ISBN 978-0-89236-988-1.
- ^ "A Record of Emotion: The Photographs of Frederick H. Evans". The J. Paul Getty Museum. The J. Paul Getty Trust.
- ^ Coburn, Alvin Langdon (December 1953). "Frederick H. Evans" (PDF). Image, Journal of Photography of George Eastman House. 2 (9). Rochester, N.Y.: International Museum of Photography at George Eastman House Inc.: 49–50. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ^ "Artists: Frederick H. Evans". The J. Paul Getty Museum. The J. Paul Getty Trust.
- ^ ""A Sea of Steps," Wells Cathedral, Stairs to Chapter House and Bridge to Vicar's Close".
- ^ "Frederick H. Evans (British, 1853 - 1943) (Getty Museum)". The J. Paul Getty in Los Angeles. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
External links
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- Frederick H. Evans at the Art Institute of Chicago
- Cybermuse
- "Frederick H. Evans". The Collection, MoMA, Museum of Modern Art, New York. Retrieved 30 June 2014.