John Benton Harris, Vintage Silver Gelatin Street Photograph London Street John Benton Harris Photo

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Framed 17 x 13. Image 12.5 x 8.5 John Benton-Harris (born 1939) is an American born British photographer and educator. … Read more Framed 17 x 13. Image 12.5 x 8.5 John Benton-Harris (born 1939) is an American born British photographer and educator. Benton-Harris was born in the Bronx, New York City. He received a diploma in commercial photography. He worked as an industrial photographer with the Sinclair Oil Corporation for a period from 1961. He then completed mandatory military service as a photographer with the United States Army, in Italy. He received a scholarship from Alexey Brodovitch to attend his now legendary “Design Laboratory” at Richard Avedon’s studio in 1962. He was invited to lunch with Brodovitch and Hungarian photographer André Kertész, who would soon become a lifelong friend. Afterwards he travelled in Europe, then in 1965 settled in London. John flew to London to record The State Funeral of Sir Winston Churchill. In August of that year he returned again to carry forward his new desire to explain something more of the nature of the English character to the outside world. He quickly landed a staff position with LONDON LIFE Magazine.He has since worked as a photojournalist for various newspapers and magazines. John’s work might typically be called street photography, but he calls himself a visual sociologist. He sees himself as a Self Taught photographer and traces his foundation to Edward Steichen’s seminal photography exhibition, Family of Man, which he saw at Museum of Modern Art in 1955. In 1987/88 Benton-Harris was appointed adjunct Professor of Photography at the University of Michigan's School of Art. Publications Zines by Benton-Harris The English. Southport: Café Royal, 2018. Edition of 250 copies. Saint Patrick's People. Southport: Café Royal, 2019. Edition of 250 copies. Children of the Troubles: Northern Ireland. Southport: Café Royal, 2020. Edition of 250 copies. Walking New York 1961–1981. Southport: Café Royal, 2020. Edition of 250 copies. Walking London 1965–1988. Southport: Café Royal, 2021. Books edited with others Through the Looking Glass: Photographic art in Britain 1945–1989. London: Barbican Art Gallery, 1989. Coedited by Benton-Harris and Gerry Badger. Select Solo exhibitions A Walk in New York, Impressions Gallery, York, UK, 1973 England, St Patrick's Day, Streets of NYC, The Photographers' Gallery, London, 1981/82 1983 Santa Fe Center of Photography,” New Mexico, “Americans in Europe” 1990 OK Harris Works of Fine Art, New York, U.S.A. “Mad Hatters Tea Party” 2007 AiPAD - The Photo Show, New York (April) 2007 photo-london - Old Billingsgate, London (May) 2011 Shoreditch Gallery -The Juggler, London (October) "A Taste of the Big Apple" 2011 The 4th International Art Foto Festival - Bielsko-Biala, Poland Select Group exhibitions Summer Show 6: Old masters were young once, Serpentine Galleries, London, 1971. Benton-Harris' work was shown on its own in the Print room. Two Views: Photographs of British Towns as Seen by Eight Photographers, The Photographers' Gallery, London, 1973. With work by Benton-Harris, Ian Berry, Colin Curwood, Chris Killip, Josef Koudelka, Ron McCormick, and Christine Pearcey. The Portrait Season, Impressions Gallery, York, UK, 1985. With work by Benton-Harris, Clive Landen, and Philip Sayer. Exhibitions co-curated by Benton-Harris American Images: Photography 1945 to 1980, Barbican Art Gallery, London, 1985 and touring Through the Looking Glass: Photographic Art in Britain 1945–1989, Barbican Art Gallery, London, 1985 Barbican Art Gallery, London “American Images: Photography 1945-1980” 1989 Barbican Art Gallery “Through the Looking Glass”-Photographic Art 1945-1989 1990 Portfolio Gallery, London, “L’Amour, a Celebration of Love” 1991 Fermoy Gallery, Norfolk “The American Dream” 1995 Museum of London, London “Photographers London 1839-1994” 1999 Gallery Of Photography, Dublin “The Lightning Strikes and other stories” 2004 Muse De Arts Contemporanea De Vigo, Spain 2004 National Portrait Gallery, London “Circling the Square” 2005 The National Portrait Gallery, London “Trafalgar Square through the Camera" 2008 Haywood Gallery, London “Unpopular Culture” 2009 Haywood Gallery, London “No Such Thing as Society" (photography in Britain 1965-87) 2010 National Portrait Gallery, London “Beatles to Bowie” (the 60’s Exposed) 2011 Museum of London, London, "London Street Photography" Collections Arts Council Collection, UK: 80 prints (as of 28 September 2021) Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York: 1 print (as of 28 September 2021) Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago, Illinois: 2 prints (as of 28 September 2021) National Portrait Gallery, London: 9 prints (as of 28 September 2021) Museum of the City of New York, New York New York Public Library, New York Art Institute of Photography, Chicago, Illinois Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago, Illinois Victoria & Albert Museum, London, England National Portrait Gallery, London, England Centro de Estudos Fotograficos, Vigo, Spain Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France See less