Introduction to Bill Brandt.BBC Film.Discussion.Evaluation and summary.

Bill Brandt

Born Hamburg, Germany. 2 May 1904

Bill Brandt

Born Hamburg, Germany. 2 May 1904

Took up photography when recovering from tuberculosis in Switzerland

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Water colour, Bill Brandt, 1918

Moved to Vienna where he met Ezra Pound and Man Ray.

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Ezra Pound and Man Ray

1920’s moved to Paris.Experimented with surrealist photography being greatly influenced by Eugene Atget.

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Flea Market. Bill Brandt.

Became noted for his night photography.

Started using family and friends as models in his photographs.

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Woman in Hamburg, St. Pauli District, Bill Brandt, 1933

1934 moved to London and adopted Britain as home to escape the rise of fascism in Europe

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Flower seller Swiss Cottage. Bill Brandt

“The English at Home” 1936

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Racecourse. Bill Brandt

“The English at Home” 1936

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Parlourmaid and Under Parlourmaid. Bill Brandt

“The English at Home” 1936

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In a Mayfair Drawing Room. Bill Brandt

“A Night in London” 1938

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Domino Players North London. Bill Brandt

“A Night in London” 1938

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After the celebration. Bill Brandt

“A Night in London” 1938

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Policeman. Bill Brandt

“A Night in London” 1938

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Street Corner. Bill Brandt

The North - 1937

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Halifax. Bill Brandt

The North - 1937

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Northumbrian coal miner eating his evening meal. Bill Brandt

The North - 1937

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Northumbrian coal miner eating his evening meal. Bill Brandt

The North - 1937

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Coal-searcher Going Home to Jarrow. Bill Brandt

London in the Blackout. WW2

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Bayswater House. Bill Brandt

London in the Blackout. WW2

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Underground Shelter. Bill Brandt

London in the Blackout. WW2

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Bombed Regency Staircase. Bill Brandt

London in the Blackout. WW2

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Milkman still delivering during the Blitz.. Bill Brandt

Landscapes. Post War. 1945

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Barbary Castle. Wiltshire. Bill Brandt

Landscapes. Post War. 1945

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Stonehenge in snow. Wiltshire. Bill Brandt

Portraits

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Dylan Thomas. Bill Brandt

Portraits

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Francis Bacon Primrose Hill 1963. Bill Brandt

Nudes

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Nude 1959 October. Bill Brandt

Nudes.Perspective of Nudes published in 1961

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Nude East Sussex Coast. Bill Brandt

Bill Brandt1904 -1983

Bill Brandt

Bill Brandt

Showed difference between social/economic levels

Bill Brandt

Bill Brandt

Showed difference between social/economic levels Lilliput and Picture Post also campaigned for better social conditions.

Bill Brandt

Bill Brandt

Showed difference between social/economic levels Lilliput and Picture Post also campaigned for better social conditions.Brandt’s use of friends as models to ‘set up’ shots.

Bill Brandt

Bill Brandt

Showed difference between social/economic levels Lilliput and Picture Post also campaigned for better social conditions.Brandt’s use of friends as models to ‘set up’ shots.Could Brandt be trusted to show the ‘truth’?

Bill Brandt

Bill Brandt

Showed difference between social/economic levels Lilliput and Picture Post also campaigned for better social conditions.Brandt’s use of friends as models to ‘set up’ shots.Could Brandt be trusted to show the ‘truth’?What is truth?

Bill Brandt

Bill Brandt

Showed difference between social/economic levels Lilliput and Picture Post also campaigned for better social conditions.Brandt’s use of friends as models to ‘set up’ shots.Could Brandt be trusted to show the ‘truth’?What is truth?Does it matter?

Bill Brandt

Bill Brandt

Showed difference between social/economic levels Lilliput and Picture Post also campaigned for better social conditions.Brandt’s use of friends as models to ‘set up’ shots.Could Brandt be trusted to show the ‘truth’?What is truth?Does it matter?The camera never lies!

Bill Brandt

Bill Brandt