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This is a group of 20 prints chosen from Captain Buckham's own exhibition prints.
Group of aerial photographs by Alfred Buckham, 1916-1935
© courtesy of Richard and John Buckham
Details
- Category:
- Landscape
- Medium:
- Silver gelatine photograph Dimensions: each 40 x 50cm
- Art Fund grant:
- £30,000 ( Total: £90,000)
- Acquired in:
- 2008
- Vendor:
- Richard and John Buckham
Captain Buckham was head of aerial reconnaissance during the First World War, based in Scotland. He continued to work as an aerial photographer after the war and his photography has an underlying heroism. However it is also remarkable for an originality of vision offered by the new view of the world, which refers back to a Romantic tradition.
Provenance
The artist's family.
Venue details
Scottish National Portrait Gallery
1 Queen Street
Edinburgh
EH2 1JD
0131 624 6200
www.nationalgalleries.org
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