George Garland (1900–1978) was a photographer known for his images of rural crafts and craftsmen taken in rural West Sussex.[1]
He was born in Brighton and attended Midhurst Grammar School, working for a short time in a bank in Hampshire before returning to Petworth in about 1922 to become a photographer.[2] At a time when demand for studio portraits was declining, he specialised in photographs of rustic characters, hunting scenes and farming landscapes for newspapers and periodicals,[3] mostly taken around Petworth or Amberley. Apart from portraits of notable personalities such as the artist Ivon Hitchens, his practice included also reproductions of artwork.[4]
"It was in his awareness of what was passing and what was transient that his genius lay. He captured on glass the varied but threatened world of the old ways of agriculture, or the dying rustic crafts or the now extinct breed of Sussex characters."[5]
Garland wrote articles of local interest for a Sussex newspaper using the pen name ‘Nomad’.[6] His manuscript ‘Tales of Old Petworth’, recalling Petworth before photography, encouraged illustrator Jonathan Newdick and Peter Jerrome to create Window Press to publish it in 1976, two years before George Garland died.[7]
Postcards
Garland published few postcards, mainly of Petworth and Fittleworth, sometimes stamped on the back in blue ink "G.G. Garland, Petworth" or "George G. Garland, Photographer, Petworth". These mostly recorded local events like fairs[8] and football matches.
Garland archive
His photographs of rural crafts and craftsmen were reproduced as prints. Nearly 70,000 of Garland's negatives from over 50 years are preserved by West Sussex Record Office[9][10] in the Garland Collection.[11]
published photography collections from various eras
Window Press publications of the archive of a historic Petworth artist/photographer
Numbered Portraits - George Garland cur. Val Williams pub. Photoworks (1996) ISBN0-9517427-5-2 invited artists Joachim Schmid, Chris Harrison and Susan Lipper to respond to WSRO George Garland Collection portraits; taken from thousands of photographs from his studio in Petworth of the rural England that he knew would soon disappear.[14][15]
THE STORY OF THE HOME FRONT IN WEST SUSSEX 1939-1945, West Sussex Record Office (2012) [16]
^Readman, Alan (February 2012). "The story of the Home Front in West Sussex 1939-45" (PDF). West Sussex County Council Library Service.
January 19, 2023
george, garland, photographer, george, garland, 1900, 1978, photographer, known, images, rural, crafts, craftsmen, taken, rural, west, sussex, born, brighton, attended, midhurst, grammar, school, working, short, time, bank, hampshire, before, returning, petwor. George Garland 1900 1978 was a photographer known for his images of rural crafts and craftsmen taken in rural West Sussex 1 He was born in Brighton and attended Midhurst Grammar School working for a short time in a bank in Hampshire before returning to Petworth in about 1922 to become a photographer 2 At a time when demand for studio portraits was declining he specialised in photographs of rustic characters hunting scenes and farming landscapes for newspapers and periodicals 3 mostly taken around Petworth or Amberley Apart from portraits of notable personalities such as the artist Ivon Hitchens his practice included also reproductions of artwork 4 It was in his awareness of what was passing and what was transient that his genius lay He captured on glass the varied but threatened world of the old ways of agriculture or the dying rustic crafts or the now extinct breed of Sussex characters 5 Contents 1 Writing 2 Postcards 3 Garland archive 4 Garland photographs 5 The Garland Archive in context 6 ReferencesWriting EditGarland wrote articles of local interest for a Sussex newspaper using the pen name Nomad 6 His manuscript Tales of Old Petworth recalling Petworth before photography encouraged illustrator Jonathan Newdick and Peter Jerrome to create Window Press to publish it in 1976 two years before George Garland died 7 Postcards EditGarland published few postcards mainly of Petworth and Fittleworth sometimes stamped on the back in blue ink G G Garland Petworth or George G Garland Photographer Petworth These mostly recorded local events like fairs 8 and football matches Garland archive EditHis photographs of rural crafts and craftsmen were reproduced as prints Nearly 70 000 of Garland s negatives from over 50 years are preserved by West Sussex Record Office 9 10 in the Garland Collection 11 Photographic prints attributed to Garland are also held in the Conway Library at the Courtauld Institute of Art 12 Garland photographs EditNot submitted elsewhere photographs from the 1920s George Garland Window Press 1980 Proud Petworth and Beyond pictures from 1922 1936 Window Press 1981 Petworth time out of mind Window Press 1982 Petworth the winds of change Window Press 1983 The men with laughter in their hearts photographs from the 1930s by George Garland Window Press 1986 Old amp new teasing amp true photographs from the 20s and 30s by George Garland Window Press 1988 The Garland Archive in context Edit1499 images in West Sussex County Council online archive 13 published photography collections from various eras Window Press publications of the archive of a historic Petworth artist photographer Numbered Portraits George Garland cur Val Williams pub Photoworks 1996 ISBN 0 9517427 5 2 invited artists Joachim Schmid Chris Harrison and Susan Lipper to respond to WSRO George Garland Collection portraits taken from thousands of photographs from his studio in Petworth of the rural England that he knew would soon disappear 14 15 THE STORY OF THE HOME FRONT IN WEST SUSSEX 1939 1945 West Sussex Record Office 2012 16 References Edit Sussex Postcards www sussexpostcards info Williams Val Bright Susan 2007 How we are photographing Britain from the 1840s to the present Tate p 1996 ISBN 9781854377142 Brown Jonathan 2014 Photography and the Rural Press 1880 1939 Rural History 25 2 223 241 doi 10 1017 S0956793314000077 S2CID 162943638 Ivon Hitchens 2007 by Peter Khoroche Lund Humphries ISBN 978 1 84822 149 9 frontispiece and pages 80 81 82 Jerrome Peter Not Submitted Elsewhere p4 5 pub Window Press 1980 ISBN 978 09 50483 01 6 Sussex life through George s very old lens www wscountytimes co uk The Window Press sheds light on Petworth for 40 years www midhurstandpetworth co uk Jerrome Peter Norman Barry 1994 In the feast of St Edmund the King Petworth Fair 1189 1993 Window p 37 OCLC 616079340 Photographs prints and drawings Record Office collection West Sussex County Council Kitching Christopher 1996 Archives the Very Essence of Our Heritage Phillimore p 57 ISBN 9781860770180 List of illustrations British History Online www british history ac uk Who made the Conway Library Digital Media 30 June 2020 Retrieved 19 October 2020 West Sussex Record Office George Garland Gallery Premium Framing www sussexpictures co uk Numbered Portraits George Garland Photoworks Shop photoworks org uk Retrieved 27 May 2022 University of the Arts London research project http ualresearchonline arts ac uk 6476 Readman Alan February 2012 The story of the Home Front in West Sussex 1939 45 PDF West Sussex County Council Library Service Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Garland photographer amp oldid 1090064401, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
