Photograph collection belonging to Eileen Agar

[1930s–1960s]

This collection of Eileen's Agar's photographs have all been digitised. Most of the photographs were taken by Eileen Agar and her husband, Joseph Bard on their trips abroad, and around the UK, from the 1930s up until around 1960. Subjects of the photographs include architecture, landscapes, and seaside towns and villages, along with portrait and group photographs of Eileen, Joseph, and their friends, including notable artists and fellow surrealists such as Man Ray, Paul Éluard and Pablo Picasso. Some of the photographs relate to sections of Agar's autobiography, 'A look at my life' which is noted on the item records on the archive catalogue. Details of the remainder of the collection can be found on the archive catalogue.

Collection Owner: Eileen Agar 1899–1991
Collection: Tate Archive
Acquisition: Presented to Tate Archive by Eileen Agar in 1989 and transferred from the photograph collection in 2012.
Reference: TGA 8927

953 objects in this collection

Photograph collection belonging to Eileen Agar

953 Objects

Title: Photographs of seaside places, seaside views, beaches and piers
Date: [1930s–1961]
Description: Photographs taken by Eileen Agar while on trips around coastal areas of the UK, Belgium, France and Tenerife.
Reference: TGA 8927/15

953 objects in this collection

Showing 1–20 of 41 objects

Photograph of people at the beach in Bridport, Dorset

Photograph of people sitting on the beach in Bridport, Dorset by the cliffs

Photograph of the mole and L.R. Legg’s Refreshment Rooms by the harbour in Bridport

Photograph of people parading along the causeway in Bridport, Dorset

Photograph of a quay at the harbour in Bridport

Photograph of two people walking along a quay in Bridport, Dorset

Photograph of a quay in Bridport, Dorset with the cliffs in the background

Photograph of a boat in the harbour when the tide was out, in Lyme Regis

Photograph of a beam with wheels on the beach in Knokke, Belgium

Photograph of a beam with wheels on the beach with a man in the background.

Photograph of the causeway in Knokke, Belgium

Photograph of concrete blocks on the beach in Toulon-sur-mer, France

Photograph of a concrete block on the beach in Toulon-sur-mer, France

Photograph of the harbour in Toulon-sur-mer, France

Photograph of life guards on the beach in Toulon-sur-mer, France

Photograph of sailors in Toulon-sur-mer, France

Photograph of the waterfront in Toulon-sur-mer, France

Photograph of two men possibly in Ringstead Bay, Dorset

Photograph of a chapel on the beach

Photograph of a capstan and mole in Torquay harbour

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