Description:
Edition of 750
A fascinating small self-published book by one of Britain’s great photographers, who’s work has been criminally overlooked.
John Laidlaw lived alone close to the colliery at Fishburn, County Durham. He was a bit of a local character, known for his old-fashioned clothes and bad stammer, but although he preferred the isolated life he was apparently on good terms with the local youth. Robin Grierson lived nearby and produced a portfolio of photographs of John, which were published as a small, limited edition (750 copies) photo book. The work was exhibited at the original Photographers’ Gallery (London) in 1992, four years after John’s tragic death (he was killed in a road accident) and the closure of the Fishburn Colliery.
Publication Date: 1992
Publisher: Self-Published
Condition: Very Good
Book Size: 17X11 cm (approx)
Pages: 24
Format: Softcover
ISBN:
Description:
Edition of 750
A fascinating small self-published book by one of Britain’s great photographers, who’s work has been criminally overlooked.
John Laidlaw lived alone close to the colliery at Fishburn, County Durham. He was a bit of a local character, known for his old-fashioned clothes and bad stammer, but although he preferred the isolated life he was apparently on good terms with the local youth. Robin Grierson lived nearby and produced a portfolio of photographs of John, which were published as a small, limited edition (750 copies) photo book. The work was exhibited at the original Photographers’ Gallery (London) in 1992, four years after John’s tragic death (he was killed in a road accident) and the closure of the Fishburn Colliery.
Publication Date: 1992
Publisher: Self-Published
Condition: Very Good
Book Size: 17X11 cm (approx)
Pages: 24
Format: Softcover
ISBN: