90:
25:
195:
and on its cover in
January 1974, were recognised as psychological and expressionist, unusual in an era of journalistic and documentary photography. Throughout his life, Summerfield has focused on making photographic essays that are personal documents. From 1997 to 2007 he photographed his parents,
157:
Summerfield is known for his "evocative series of black and white images, shot on 35mm film, which co-opt the traditional genre of documentary photography to realise a more personal and inward looking vision." He has said his photographs are exclusively about abandonment and loss.
174:, studying firstly in the Photography Department, then joining the Film department the following year. In 1967, when still a first-year student, he made photographs that appeared in 1970 in
460:
1003:
1086:
1068:
1030:
932:
1275:
1101:
850:
443:
330:
316:
302:
288:
274:
961:
978:
388:
540:
599:
63:
960:, issue 2 (March 1970), pp. 43–45. Jay made a PDF of this available from his website (which no longer exists);
1153:
41:
855:
433:
406:
211:
34:
1119:
659:
564:
529:
380:
242:
223:
1049:
1270:
525:
231:
1170:
1265:
1208:
of a 1967 photograph (museum number PH.80-1984), Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
665:
500:
814:
780:
134:
1157:
171:
138:
746:
671:
197:
45:
1188:
166:
Paddy
Summerfield was born on 18 February 1947. After taking an Art Foundation course at the
1004:"Obituary: Paddy Summerfield (1947-2024) - 'the most photographic person I have ever known'"
1260:
1255:
936:
514:
496:
185:
1205:
8:
712:
210:, in 1967. Since then, his work has been exhibited at other London venues, including the
206:
was
Summerfield's first London exhibition, a group show in Dixon's Photographic Gallery,
347:
695:
581:
215:
167:
150:(18 February 1947 – 11 April 2024) was a British photographer who lived and worked in
429:
402:
384:
326:
312:
298:
284:
270:
377:
Serpentine
Photography 73: The Arts Council presents work by 43 young photographers.
1230:
1031:"Mother and Father review – Paddy Summerfield's chronicle of loss and abiding love"
180:
965:
616:
227:
219:
190:
40:
It may require cleanup to comply with
Knowledge's content policies, particularly
763:
729:
89:
1239:
1249:
797:
398:
207:
907:
633:
357:
510:
266:
175:
1223:
1087:"Photographing the long-haired, lovestruck students of 70s Oxford"
1234:
933:"Book review: The Oxford Pictures 1968-1978 by Paddy Summerfield"
912:
Through the
Looking Glass: Photographic Art in Britain 1945–1989
1069:"Images that capture the leisure — and loneliness — of college"
151:
626:
National Museum of
Photography, Film and Television, Bradford
488:
110:
482:
528:, Chris Steele-Perkins, etc, Museum of Modern Art, Oxford;
356:
Photopaper 17. Fotobookfestival Kassel, 2017. Edited by
188:
students in the summer terms. His pictures published in
366:
Southport, UK: Café Royal, 2018. Edition of 250 copies.
1102:"Paddy Summerfield: Empty Days - Exhibitions at OVADA"
337:
33:
A major contributor to this article appears to have a
556:
Museum of Modern Art, Oxford; Side
Gallery, Newcastle
248:
Summerfield died on 11 April 2024, at the age of 77.
397:
Edited by Sophie Spencer-Wood. London and New York:
234:, he offered Summerfield the opportunity to exhibit
600:
National Museum of Photography, Film and Television
509:19 February – 9 March. With Co-Optic group members
914:(London: Barbican Art Gallery, 1989), p. 197.
636:Gallery, New York City. Curated by Peter Hamilton.
1247:
902:
900:
898:
896:
894:
395:Family: Photographers Photograph Their Families.
241:During his early career, he was awarded several
184:. Between 1968 and 1978, Summerfield documented
892:
890:
888:
886:
884:
882:
880:
878:
876:
874:
871:
1120:"The Holiday Pictures by Paddy Summerfield"
1047:
1028:
926:
924:
922:
920:
370:
1242:– short film made by FullBleed, on YouTube
845:
843:
841:
839:
837:
835:
833:
333:. With an essay by Patricia Baker-Cassidy.
88:
851:"Mother & Father: A Portrait of Loss"
640:
532:, London; then travelling UK, Europe, USA
64:Learn how and when to remove this message
917:
1189:"Oxford 1983 - Arts Council Collection"
1066:
830:
256:
1248:
1240:Paddy Summerfield: Mother & Father
930:
477:, Dixon's Photographic Gallery, London
391:. 45 cards (90 sides) in an envelope.
1099:
1050:"The best photography books of 2014"
906:Potted biography of Summerfield; in
467:
18:
931:Atwell, Oliver (6 September 2016).
418:
338:Smaller publications by Summerfield
238:, his first one-man show, in 1976.
13:
161:
14:
1287:
1215:
1048:O'Hagan, Sean (7 December 2014).
1029:O'Hagan, Sean (2 November 2014).
956:"Paddy Summerfield: New talent",
325:Stockport, UK: Dewi Lewis, 2021.
311:Stockport, UK: Dewi Lewis, 2019.
297:Stockport, UK: Dewi Lewis, 2018.
283:Stockport, UK: Dewi Lewis, 2016.
226:in its Newport Street home. When
1193:www.artscouncilcollection.org.uk
1171:"Art Gallery Archive - Barbican"
1154:2008 – Serpentine Photography 73
1067:Crisell, Hattie (12 July 2016).
517:, Peter Turner, and Nick Hedges.
44:. Please discuss further on the
23:
16:British photographer (1947–2024)
1199:
1181:
1163:
1146:
1134:
1112:
1093:
1079:
1060:
803:
786:
769:
752:
735:
718:
701:
541:Museum of Modern Art, São Paulo
251:
200:and his father caring for her.
1276:Photographers from Oxfordshire
1141:British Journal of Photography
1041:
1022:
996:
971:
950:
856:British Journal of Photography
684:
653:
649:(2015) – FullBleed Productions
434:Institute of Contemporary Arts
413:
350:, 2016. Edition of 200 copies.
281:The Oxford Pictures 1968–1978.
1:
910:and John Benton-Harris (ed),
823:
660:Arts Council of Great Britain
381:Arts Council of Great Britain
1008:British Photographic History
624:Sun Life Photography Awards,
574:Museum of Modern Art, Oxford
522:Young British Photographers,
430:Museum of Modern Art, Oxford
232:Museum of Modern Art, Oxford
7:
796:at Photopaper's website is
494:Serpentine Photography '73,
426:Beneath the Dreaming Spires
236:Beneath the Dreaming Spires
10:
1292:
666:Victoria and Albert Museum
614:Through the Looking Glass,
565:The Photographers' Gallery
549:Serpentine Gallery, London
530:The Photographers' Gallery
224:The Photographers' Gallery
1160:. Retrieved 28 March 2017
537:International Photography
461:Flow Photographic Gallery
130:
118:
96:
87:
80:
809:Café Royal's page about
775:Café Royal's page about
758:Dewi Lewis's page about
741:Dewi Lewis's page about
724:Dewi Lewis's page about
707:Dewi Lewis's page about
690:Dewi Lewis's page about
678:
371:Publications with others
1158:Arts Council Collection
561:Concerning Photography,
172:Guildford School of Art
170:, Summerfield attended
139:Guildford School of Art
672:Martin Parr Foundation
641:Film about Summerfield
596:The Bradford Challenge
507:Co-Optic Real Britain,
499:, London. Curated by
458:The Holiday Pictures,
309:The Holiday Pictures.
42:neutral point of view
1089:. I-D. 27 July 2016.
937:Amateur Photographer
743:The Holiday Pictures
609:, Cambridge Darkroom
563:6 July – 27 August,
547:Previous Exhibitors,
515:Chris Steele-Perkins
444:Ruskin School of Art
257:Books by Summerfield
230:was director of the
1271:Artists from Oxford
1175:www.barbican.org.uk
979:"Summerfield Paddy"
964:is a 26 April 2012
709:The Oxford Pictures
554:Singular Realities,
198:Alzheimer's disease
1266:Artists from Derby
1073:The New York Times
591:Cambridge Darkroom
572:The Third Meaning,
497:Serpentine Gallery
263:Mother and Father.
216:Serpentine Gallery
168:Oxford Polytechnic
135:Oxford Polytechnic
1231:Paddy Summerfield
692:Mother and Father
647:Mother and Father
579:Under the Arches,
468:Group exhibitions
331:978-1-911306-77-1
317:978-1-911306-48-1
303:978-1-911306-23-8
289:978-1-907893-99-5
275:978-1-907893-61-2
186:Oxford University
148:Paddy Summerfield
145:
144:
82:Paddy Summerfield
74:
73:
66:
37:with its subject.
1283:
1227:
1226:
1224:Official website
1209:
1203:
1197:
1196:
1185:
1179:
1178:
1167:
1161:
1150:
1144:
1138:
1132:
1131:
1129:
1127:
1116:
1110:
1109:
1106:www.ovada.org.uk
1097:
1091:
1090:
1083:
1077:
1076:
1064:
1058:
1057:
1045:
1039:
1038:
1026:
1020:
1019:
1017:
1015:
1000:
994:
993:
991:
989:
975:
969:
954:
948:
947:
945:
943:
928:
915:
904:
869:
868:
866:
864:
859:. 31 August 2017
847:
818:
807:
801:
790:
784:
773:
767:
756:
750:
739:
733:
722:
716:
705:
699:
688:
582:Stedelijk Museum
419:Solo exhibitions
196:his mother with
125:
107:18 February 1947
106:
104:
92:
78:
77:
69:
62:
58:
55:
49:
35:close connection
27:
26:
19:
1291:
1290:
1286:
1285:
1284:
1282:
1281:
1280:
1246:
1245:
1233:discography at
1222:
1221:
1218:
1213:
1212:
1204:
1200:
1187:
1186:
1182:
1169:
1168:
1164:
1151:
1147:
1143:, February 1971
1139:
1135:
1125:
1123:
1118:
1117:
1113:
1100:Division, Eye.
1098:
1094:
1085:
1084:
1080:
1065:
1061:
1046:
1042:
1027:
1023:
1013:
1011:
1010:. 15 April 2024
1002:
1001:
997:
987:
985:
977:
976:
972:
966:Wayback Machine
955:
951:
941:
939:
929:
918:
905:
872:
862:
860:
849:
848:
831:
826:
821:
808:
804:
792:The page about
791:
787:
774:
770:
757:
753:
740:
736:
723:
719:
706:
702:
689:
685:
681:
656:
643:
617:Barbican Centre
470:
421:
416:
373:
346:Southport, UK:
340:
265:Stockport, UK:
259:
254:
228:Nicholas Serota
191:Creative Camera
164:
162:Life and career
123:
114:
108:
102:
100:
83:
70:
59:
53:
50:
39:
28:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1289:
1279:
1278:
1273:
1268:
1263:
1258:
1244:
1243:
1237:
1228:
1217:
1216:External links
1214:
1211:
1210:
1198:
1180:
1162:
1145:
1133:
1122:. 22 July 2019
1111:
1092:
1078:
1059:
1040:
1021:
995:
970:
949:
916:
870:
828:
827:
825:
822:
820:
819:
802:
785:
768:
751:
734:
717:
700:
682:
680:
677:
676:
675:
669:
663:
655:
652:
651:
650:
642:
639:
638:
637:
627:
620:
610:
603:
592:
585:
575:
568:
557:
550:
543:
533:
518:
503:
490:
484:
478:
469:
466:
465:
464:
454:
447:
441:Retrospective,
437:
420:
417:
415:
412:
411:
410:
392:
389:978-0900085949
372:
369:
368:
367:
364:Distant Times.
361:
354:Remember Hope.
351:
339:
336:
335:
334:
320:
306:
292:
278:
258:
255:
253:
250:
163:
160:
154:all his life.
143:
142:
132:
128:
127:
126:(aged 77)
120:
116:
115:
109:
98:
94:
93:
85:
84:
81:
72:
71:
31:
29:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1288:
1277:
1274:
1272:
1269:
1267:
1264:
1262:
1259:
1257:
1254:
1253:
1251:
1241:
1238:
1236:
1232:
1229:
1225:
1220:
1219:
1207:
1202:
1194:
1190:
1184:
1176:
1172:
1166:
1159:
1155:
1149:
1142:
1137:
1121:
1115:
1107:
1103:
1096:
1088:
1082:
1074:
1070:
1063:
1055:
1051:
1044:
1036:
1032:
1025:
1009:
1005:
999:
984:
980:
974:
968:copy of this.
967:
963:
959:
953:
938:
934:
927:
925:
923:
921:
913:
909:
903:
901:
899:
897:
895:
893:
891:
889:
887:
885:
883:
881:
879:
877:
875:
858:
857:
852:
846:
844:
842:
840:
838:
836:
834:
829:
816:
812:
811:Distant Times
806:
799:
795:
794:Remember Hope
789:
782:
778:
772:
765:
761:
755:
748:
744:
738:
731:
727:
721:
714:
710:
704:
697:
693:
687:
683:
674:, Bristol, UK
673:
670:
667:
664:
661:
658:
657:
648:
645:
644:
635:
632:
631:English Eyes,
628:
625:
621:
618:
615:
611:
608:
604:
601:
597:
593:
590:
586:
583:
580:
576:
573:
569:
566:
562:
558:
555:
551:
548:
544:
542:
538:
534:
531:
527:
526:Brian Griffin
523:
519:
516:
512:
508:
504:
502:
498:
495:
491:
489:
485:
483:
479:
476:
472:
471:
462:
459:
455:
453:Ovada, Oxford
452:
448:
445:
442:
438:
435:
431:
427:
423:
422:
408:
404:
400:
396:
393:
390:
386:
382:
378:
375:
374:
365:
362:
359:
355:
352:
349:
345:
344:Weekend Away.
342:
341:
332:
328:
324:
321:
318:
314:
310:
307:
304:
300:
296:
293:
290:
286:
282:
279:
276:
272:
268:
264:
261:
260:
249:
246:
244:
239:
237:
233:
229:
225:
221:
217:
213:
209:
208:Oxford Street
205:
201:
199:
194:
192:
187:
183:
182:
177:
173:
169:
159:
155:
153:
149:
140:
137:(1965–1966);
136:
133:
129:
122:11 April 2024
121:
117:
112:
99:
95:
91:
86:
79:
76:
68:
65:
57:
54:February 2018
47:
43:
38:
36:
30:
21:
20:
1201:
1192:
1183:
1174:
1165:
1148:
1140:
1136:
1124:. Retrieved
1114:
1105:
1095:
1081:
1072:
1062:
1054:The Guardian
1053:
1043:
1035:The Guardian
1034:
1024:
1012:. Retrieved
1007:
998:
986:. Retrieved
982:
973:
957:
952:
940:. Retrieved
911:
908:Gerry Badger
861:. Retrieved
854:
810:
805:
793:
788:
777:Weekend Away
776:
771:
759:
754:
742:
737:
725:
720:
708:
703:
691:
686:
646:
630:
623:
613:
606:
595:
588:
578:
571:
560:
553:
546:
536:
521:
506:
501:Peter Turner
493:
487:
481:
474:
457:
450:
440:
425:
394:
376:
363:
358:Gerry Badger
353:
343:
322:
308:
294:
280:
262:
252:Publications
247:
243:Arts Council
240:
235:
203:
202:
189:
179:
178:'s magazine
165:
156:
147:
146:
124:(2024-04-11)
75:
60:
51:
32:
1261:2024 deaths
1256:1947 births
1126:21 February
983:Oxford Mail
654:Collections
511:Martin Parr
451:Empty Days,
414:Exhibitions
323:Home Movie.
295:Empty Days.
212:ICA Gallery
141:(1966–1968)
1250:Categories
942:8 February
863:8 February
824:References
760:Home Movie
726:Empty Days
602:, Bradford
589:Sequences,
475:Like It Is
456:2019–2020
407:0714844020
348:Café Royal
267:Dewi Lewis
204:Like It Is
103:1947-02-18
131:Education
113:, England
46:talk page
1014:16 April
988:16 April
668:, London
662:, London
619:, London
584:, Leiden
567:, London
463:, London
446:, Oxford
436:, London
401:, 2005.
383:, 1973.
379:London:
269:, 2014.
245:grants.
220:Barbican
176:Bill Jay
1235:Discogs
399:Phaidon
1206:Record
629:2004:
622:1989:
612:1989:
605:1988:
594:1987:
587:1984:
577:1982:
570:1982:
559:1977:
552:1977:
545:1976:
535:1975:
520:1975:
505:1974:
492:1973:
486:1972:
480:1971:
473:1967:
449:2005:
439:1992:
424:1976:
405:
387:
329:
315:
301:
287:
273:
222:, and
218:, the
214:, the
152:Oxford
958:Album
679:Notes
634:Leica
607:Death
524:with
181:Album
111:Derby
1128:2020
1016:2024
990:2024
962:here
944:2018
865:2018
815:here
798:here
781:here
764:here
747:here
730:here
713:here
696:here
403:ISBN
385:ISBN
327:ISBN
313:ISBN
299:ISBN
285:ISBN
271:ISBN
119:Died
97:Born
1156:".
813:is
779:is
762:is
745:is
728:is
711:is
694:is
1252::
1191:.
1173:.
1104:.
1071:.
1052:.
1033:.
1006:.
981:.
935:.
919:^
873:^
853:.
832:^
598:,
539:,
513:,
432:;
428:,
1195:.
1177:.
1152:"
1130:.
1108:.
1075:.
1056:.
1037:.
1018:.
992:.
946:.
867:.
817:.
800:.
783:.
766:.
749:.
732:.
715:.
698:.
409:.
360:.
319:.
305:.
291:.
277:.
193:,
105:)
101:(
67:)
61:(
56:)
52:(
48:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.