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Impressions Gallery photography collection and archive

Impressions Gallery photography collection and archive. Approximately 2000 vintage photographs and contemporary photographs plus associated archive material relating to running of gallery (roughly 15,000 objects, including prints, posters, correspondence etc), covering period from 1972 to 2010.

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Untitled black and white photograph of a beach wth a woman kneeling at a man's feet, taken by Graham Finlayson for the Sunday Mirror newspaper, early 1970s. Used by the newspaper to illustrate an article on penis envy.

Woman Kneeling at Man's Feet

1970-1977
A foamboard panel featuring twelve colour inkjet screenshots with annotations by James Radke. Images are dated and timed from 6th February 1991 18.40 to 7th February 1991 19.03. From the exhibition 'Gulf TV - The Real War' at the Impressions Gallery 12th September - 1st October 1992

Untitled

circa 1992
Poster, entitled 'Frances Benjamin Johnston: What a Woman can do With a Camera', from Impressions Gallery exhibition July 13th - August 25th 1984. Part of Impressions Gallery Archive Collection.

Frances Benjamin Johnston: What a Woman can do With a Camera

1984
Text panel 'Sir Benjamin Stone'. Original text by Michael MacDonagh, 1902. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition 'Politicians', 16 January - 13 March 1993.

Text Panel of Sir Benjamin Stone

1902
A colour photograph entitled 'Martin Hopton' by Stefan Sadofski taken in 1989. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition 'The Globe', 15 July - 2 September 1989.

Martin Hopton

1905-06-11
Black and white press print entitled "Weighbridge With Security Mirror, Hatfield Colliery", by Ross Williams, taken on 27th October 1983. From Impression Gallery exhibition 'Real Fire' 5th May - 2nd June 1984

Weighbridge With Security Mirror, Hatfield Colliery

1983-10-27
Colour photograph of advert taken from television, Bill Clinton and Jennifer Flowers secret love tape, taken by an unknown photographer about 1998.

TV advert with Bill Clinton and Jennifer Flowers

1992-1999
A colour photograph copy of original photographic collage entitled 'Book Cover for Mayakovsky's Book, Conversations with a Tax Inspector about Poetry' ' by Alexander Rodchenko, taken in 1926. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition 'The Globe', 15 July - 2 September 1989.

Mayakovsky's 'Conversations with a Tax Inspector about Poetry

1905-04-09
A black and white silver gelatin photograph entitled 'Political Portrait' by Deborah Hammond taken c 1985 depicting a portrait of a man with text 'REPRESENTATION'. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition 'Politicians', 16 January - 13 March 1993.

Political Portrait

1985
A foamboard panel featuring twelve colour inkjet screenshots with annotations by James Radke. Images date from 26th February 1991 to 27th February 1991. From the exhibition 'Gulf TV - The Real War' at the Impressions Gallery 12th September - 1st October 1992

Untitled

circa 1992
A silver gelatin photograph, computer composite image based on all the British Prime Ministers from Churchill to Major inclusive. (Churchill, Attlee, Eden, MacMillan, Home, Wilson, Heath, Callaghan, Thatcher and Major) produced by P J Benson and D I Perrett, Department of Psychology, St Andrews University. One of a series of sixty eight portraits depicting Churchill / Attlee.From the Impressions Gallery exhibition 'Politicians', 16 January - 13 March 1993.

Composite Computer Image; British Prime Ministers

1992
A foamboard panel featuring twelve colour inkjet screenshots with annotations by James Radke. Images are dated and timed from 8th February 1991 19.09 to 10th February 1991 17.46. From the exhibition 'Gulf TV - The Real War' at the Impressions Gallery 12th September - 1st October 1992

Untitled

circa 1992
Black and white photograph entitled 'Heslinton'. From the Impressions gallery 'A City Seen 130 in photographs of Old York' 01 May-7 June 1975.

Heslington

A black and white silver gelatin photograph entitled "Rudolf Nureyev", by Cecil Beaton. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition "The Body Electric: An Exhibition of Ballet and Dance Photography, 1859 to the Present Day", shown 7 January - 11 February 1984

Rudolf Nureyev

Colour photograph of a indicator light on a car. Possibly from Impressions Galley exhibition 'Becoming Nancy Drew'.

Becoming Nancy Drew: indicator light on a car.

A black and white silver gelatin photograph entitled "Second Hand Furniture Store, Springfield, Ohio, Summer 1938" taken by Ben Shahn, in 1938. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition "From Shore to Shining Shore", shown 25 November - 24 December 1978.

Second Hand Furniture Store, Springfield, Ohio

1938
Black and white press print entitled "Revell's Fuels, Hull" depicting a man filling sacks, by Ross Williams. From the exhibition 'Real Fire' at the Impressions Gallery 5th May to 2nd June 1984

Revell's Fuels, Hull

1984
A C-type colour photograph of the view from Texas School Book Depository from Kennedy Assassination series, photograph taken by Paul P?, printed in 1992. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition 'Politicians', 16 January - 13 March 1993.

View from Texas School Book Depository

1992; (1963)
A black and white silver gelatin photograph entitled 'Quiet Street', taken by Lionel Oostendorp in Windermere, Cape Town in January 1956. From Impressions Galley exhibition 'Drum' 10th December 1988 - 21st January 1989

Quiet Street

1956-01
Two Black and White silver gelatin prints entitled "Rendel Street" by Andrew Yeadon, 1978. From the exhibition 'Inside the City' at Impressions Gallery, 2 July - 29th July 1979

Rendel Street

1978
A black and white photograph entitled 'Swing When You're Winning: Lloyd Honeyghan lunges and Maurice Blocker looks for a way out during their title fight at the Royal Albert Hall on Saturday night', taken by David Ashdown in 1987. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition 'Photographs from the Independent Newspaper'.

Swing When You're Winning...

1987
Poster, entitled 'The Wall', from Impressions Gallery exhibition July 11th - August 28th 1987. Part of Impressions Gallery Archive Collection.

The Wall

1987
A black and white silver gelatin photograph entitled "Greek Migratory Woman Living in Cotton Camp, Exeter, California, 1936", taken by Dorothea Lange. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition "From Shore to Shining Shore", shown 25 November - 24 December 1978.

Greek Migratory Woman, California, 1936

1978
A black and white silver gelatin photograph entitled "Near Los Angeles, California", taken by Dorothea Lange in September 1939. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition "From Shore to Shining Shore", shown 25 November - 24 December 1978.

Near Los Angeles, California

1939-09
A Black and White silver gelatin photograph entitled "Battle of Albert, Troops Moving Up Through the Ruins of Fricourt During the Attack on Contalmaison (Captured by 23rd Division July 10)" by an unknown photographer. From the exhibition 'For King and Country' at The Impressions Gallery 1986.

Battle of Albert; The Ruins of Fricourt

1916-07-10
A black and white silver gelatin photograph entitled "Self-Portrait - 1978" taken by Brian Griffin, in 1976. Possibly from the Impressions Gallery exhibition "Portraits of Our Time", shown in 1979

Self-Portrait - 1978

1978
A Black and White silver gelatin photograph entitled "German Prisoners Arriving at the 'cage' Demancourt, September 15" by an unknown photographer. From the exhibition 'For King and Country' at The Impressions Gallery, 7th June to 12th July 1986

German Prisoners Arriving at the 'cage' Demancourt

1916-09-15
A black and white silver gelatin photograph entitled 'Warrior and Wife' by M.L. Moennick taken c. 1925, copyright Royal Geographic Society. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition 'The Globe', 15 July - 2 September 1989.

Warrior and Wife

1925
Black and white portrait of Cecil Day Lewis photographed by Bill Brandt in about 1941. Published in an article entitled 'Young Poets of Democracy' in 'Lilliput', December 1941. From the National Portrait Gallery Collection.

Cecil Day Lewis

1940-1941
A Black and White silver gelatin photograph entitled "Royal Engineers Signal Exchange in a Captured German Dugout Underneath Fricourt Chateau, September" by an unknown photographer, September 1916. From the exhibition 'For King and Country' at The Impressions Gallery, 7th June to 12th July 1986

Royal Engineers Signal Exchange in a Captured German Dugout

1916-09
A Black and White silver gelatin photograph entitled "Troops Watching Prisoners Passing After the Taking of Guillemont, September 28" by an unknown photographer. From the exhibition 'For King and Country' at The Impressions Gallery, 7th June to 12th July 1986

Troops Watching Prisoners, after the Taking of Guillemont

1916-09-28
An untitled colour photograph depicting a sheep taken by Tessa Bunney. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition 'Brilliant', 2000

Untitled

A black and white silver gelatin photograph entitled "A Billet in a ruined house in Mametz" by an unknown photographer on 28 August 1916. From the exhibition 'For King and Country' at The Impressions Gallery, 7th June to 12th July 1986

A Billet in a ruined house in Mametz

1916-08-28
A black and white silver gelatin print entitled 'Demolition Worker at Hadfields, UK' by Tim Smith, c. 1984. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition 'Roads to Wigan Pier', 20th October - 1st December 1984.

Demolition Worker at Hadfields, UK'

circa 1984
A Black and White silver gelatin photograph entitled "Battle of Albert, Ruins of the Outskirts of Mametz, Showing Communication Trench and Wrecked Railway Line, July" by an unknown photographer. From the exhibition 'For King and Country' at The Impressions Gallery, 7th June to 12th July 1986

Battle of Albert, Ruins of the Outskirts of Mametz

1916-07
A black and white silver gelatin print entitled "Jimmy Cowell" by Huw Davies, c 1984. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition 'Roads to Wigan Pier', 20th October - 1st December 1984.

Jimmy Cowell

circa 1984
A Black and White silver gelatin photograph entitled "Battle of Albert, A Support Company of an Assault Battalion, The Tyneside Irish Brigade" by an unknown photographer. From the exhibition 'For King and Country' at The Impressions Gallery, 7th June to 12th July 1986

Battle of Albert, The Tyneside Irish Brigade

1916-07-01
A black and white silver gelatin print entitled "Alan Gray" by Huw Davies, c 1984. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition 'Roads to Wigan Pier', 20th October - 1st December 1984.

Alan Gray

circa 1984
A black and white silver gelatin print entitled "Rubble and Housing" by John Kemp, taken c 1984. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition 'Roads to Wigan Pier', 20th October - 1st December 1984.

Rubble and Housing

circa 1984
A black and white silver gelatin photograph entitled 'Political Portrait' by Deborah Hammond taken c 1990, depicting a man with a butterfly net. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition 'Politicians', 16 January - 13 March 1993.

Political Portrait

1990
A Black and White silver gelatin photograph entitled "Artillery on the Road, Aveluy, September" by an unknown photographer. From the exhibition 'For King and Country' at The Impressions Gallery, 7th June to 12th July 1986

Artillery on the Road

1916-09
A Black and White silver gelatin photograph entitled "Ration Party of the Royal Irish Rifles Resting in a Communication Trench, July 1 1916" by an unknown photographer. From the exhibition 'For King and Country' at The Impressions Gallery, 7th June to 12th July 1986

Royal Irish Rifles Resting in a Communication Trench

1916-07-01
A black and white silver gelatin photograph entitled 'A Lesson in Golf', taken by Jurgen Schadeberg. From the exhibition 'Drum', held at the Impressions Gallery, York between 10 December 1988 and 21 January 1989.

A Lesson in Golf

1953
A black and white silver gelatin photograph entitled "Landscapes and Living Spaces / Roland Miller and Shirley Cameron, Performance Area at the Last Festival, Bath, 1974", taken by Roger Perry in 1974. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition "Bizarrely Beautiful", shown in March 1976

Landscapes and Living Spaces

1974
A Black and White silver gelatin photograph entitled "Battle of Flers- Couralette, 15-22nd September. 2nd Dragoon Guards on the March, Hardecourt Wood, September 18" by an unknown photographer. From the exhibition 'For King and Country' at The Impressions Gallery, 7th June to 12th July 1986

Battle of Flers- Couralette: 2nd Dragoon Guards

1916-09-18
A black and white silver gelatin print entitled "Warren Wright" by Huw Davies, taken c 1984. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition 'Roads to Wigan Pier', 20th October - 1st December 1984.

Warren Wright

circa 1984
A black and white silver gelatin photograph entitled 'Expedition 1919 -1920' courtesy of Royal Geographic Society London. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition 'The Globe', 15 July - 2 September 1989.

Expedition 1919 - 1920

1919-1920
A black and white silver gelatin photograph entitled 'Welfare State: The Travels of Lancelot Quail', taken by Roger Perry in 1972. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition "Bizarrely Beautiful", shown in March 1975

Welfare State: The Travels of Lancelot Quail

1972
A black and white silver gelatin print entitled "Junction" by John Kemp taken c 1984. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition 'Roads to Wigan Pier', 20th October - 1st December 1984.

Junction

circa 1984
A Black and White silver gelatin photograph entitled "Six Inch 26cwt Howitzer Being Manhandled Through the Mud, near Poiziers, September", by an unknown photographer, September 1916. From the exhibition 'For King and Country' at The Impressions Gallery, 7th June to 12th July 1986

Six Inch 26cwt Howitzer being Manhandled through the Mud

1916-09