35 Hallam’s Lane, Chilwell near Nottingham, 1937
A strange day. I was going to go to studio and write all day but I got knocked sideways by this request. Apple and Snakes and R.I.B.A. have commissioned me to write a poem on one or more of the photographs on show at RIBA from the Edwin Smith archive. A fabulous job to get ! I already honed on on the image above because of its title.
This will be shown and also recorded for the show (has to be done in the next month).
I love Edwin Smith’s work and have found the above image which amazingly was taken in Nottingham and I hope is in the show.
A pdf guide available here:
http://www.architecture.com/Explore/ExhibitionsandEvents/Assets/Files/RIBAEdwinSmithSeasonGuide.pdf
The building still exists and the back story is amazing….
For more information please see the Edwin Smith pages on Roy Hammans excellent ‘Weeping Ash’ website which also features the wonderful Ray Moore.
http://www.fine-photographs.co.uk/index.php/photographers/es
Full details of a great and FREE show at R.I.B.A. here:
http://www.architecture.com/WhatsOn/September2014/OrdinaryBeautyThePhotographyOfEdwinSmith.aspx
The Archive Page here:
http://preview2-riba.contensis.com/Explore/ExhibitionsandEvents/EdwinSmith/Explore/EdwinSmithArchive/EdwinSmithArchive.aspx
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