Colin Jones
Coalsearchers on a slag heap, Sunderland, County Durham, 1962
Gelatin Silver Print
20.5 x 31 cms
8 1/16 x 12 3/16 ins
Series: 3. Grafters
10094
Literature
Colin Jones, Grafters, Phaidon, London, 2002 (illustrated p.30)
Signed, titled and dated in pencil on verso Inscribed in pencil, 'Vintage' and 'Sunderland Co. Durham 1962' The Hyman Collection includes published and unpublished photographs from Colin Jones important series,...
Signed, titled and dated in pencil on verso
Inscribed in pencil, "Vintage" and "Sunderland Co. Durham 1962"
The Hyman Collection includes published and unpublished photographs from Colin Jones important series, Grafters. Colin Jones followed an unusual path into photography, having been a dancer with the Royal Ballet until his late 20s. While on tour in the north of England he began to take pictures of the mining communities and it was not long before he had given up dancing to begin his new career, landing a job at the Observer alongside photographers such as Philip Jones Griffiths and Don McCullin. Jones' subjects are working people: miners, shipbuilders, dockers and dancers. Grafters (Phaidon Press 2002) assimilates Colin Jones' best work to date. Timelessly captivating, it is a revealing tale of industrial post-war Britain, and a moving portrait of poverty and physical hardship endured with dignity.
British Photography / The Hyman Collection
Inscribed in pencil, "Vintage" and "Sunderland Co. Durham 1962"
The Hyman Collection includes published and unpublished photographs from Colin Jones important series, Grafters. Colin Jones followed an unusual path into photography, having been a dancer with the Royal Ballet until his late 20s. While on tour in the north of England he began to take pictures of the mining communities and it was not long before he had given up dancing to begin his new career, landing a job at the Observer alongside photographers such as Philip Jones Griffiths and Don McCullin. Jones' subjects are working people: miners, shipbuilders, dockers and dancers. Grafters (Phaidon Press 2002) assimilates Colin Jones' best work to date. Timelessly captivating, it is a revealing tale of industrial post-war Britain, and a moving portrait of poverty and physical hardship endured with dignity.
British Photography / The Hyman Collection