Letter from Bill Brandt to Ainslie Ellis

Made:
1972-06-02 in London
maker:
Bill Brandt
Letter from Bill Brandt to Ainslie Ellis

A letter from photographer Bill Brandt (1904-1983) to photography writer and critic Ainslie Ellis (1920-1997) paying tribute to the photographer Tony Ray-Jones (1941-1972).

Brandt refers to his one brief meeting with Tony Ray-Jones when Ray-Jones showed him some of his prints for comment. Ainslie Ellis quotes from this letter in his essay on Ray-Jones's life and work in the 'British Journal of Photography Annual', 1973. DUP 1

Details

Category:
Printed Materials & Ephemera
Collection:
Tony Ray-Jones Collection
Object Number:
2002-5035/8
Materials:
paper (fibre product) and ink
Measurements:
overall: 228 mm x 178 mm
type:
letter and ephemera
credit:
The National Media Museum, Bradford