Heptonstall backlit, Yorkshire by Fay Godwin
MS. 16177/4/3
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Heptonstall backlit, Yorkshire by Fay Godwin
Shelfmark
MS. 16177/4/3
Summary
Inscribed on the reverse: "Heptonstall backlit / from Elmet / Calder Valley series".
Also stamped on the reverse with Fay Godwin's name and address.
This print was reproduced in Paul Hill's Approaching Photography (Focal Press, 1982) accompanied by the caption: "There is a great attraction to this popular photograph of Heptonstall, Yorkshire by Fay Godwin, becasue it is 'beautiful' by our cultural standards. There may be a feeling of the unknown and myseterious, especially in the religious context (note the position of the church), but there is a warm feeling of hrmony and timelessness in the picture too. It is not so much about spiritual illumination, as about idyllic escapism." (p.83)
Date
1971
Language
English
Physical facet
Vintage Gelatin Silver Print
Physical extent
1 leaf
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Collection contents
The Hyman Collection of British Photographs
Photographs by John Blakemore, Fay Godwin and Jo Spence
Heptonstall backlit, Yorkshire by Fay Godwin
