The personal papers of Nigel Graeme Henderson (1917-1985)

1913–84

Available online are a large quantity of photographs taken by Nigel Henderson since the 1940s. Subjects include family members, jazz musicians, other artists and artwork, architecture and various geographical locations. Photographs of the exhibition and photographich boards for, 'Parallel of Life and Art' at the Institue of Contemporary Arts which he co-curated, images of Eduardo Paolozzi as well as photographs of the construction of Hunstanton Secondary Modern School, designed by Alison and Peter Smithson, are also online.

Also included are portraits of Nigel Henderson as a young boy with his brother and portraits of his mother as a young woman.

Details of the remainder of the collection can be found on the Archive catalogue.

Collection Owner: Nigel Henderson 1917–1985
Collection: Tate Archive
Acquisition: The papers were acquired by the Tate Archive from Janet Henderson and the Henderson family in 1992.
Reference: TGA 9211

1,124 objects in this collection

The personal papers of Nigel Graeme Henderson (1917-1985)

1,124 Objects

Title: Photographs of geographical locations by Nigel Henderson
Date: 1942–78
Description: Including photographs of London, Italy and Nigel Henderson's home in Essex.
Reference: TGA 9211/9/6

1,124 objects in this collection

Showing 21–40 of 473 objects

Photograph of a crane in a dockyard

Photograph of a docked ship

Photograph of a dockyard

Photograph showing the interior of a pub

Photograph of a painter with his cart

Photograph of two horses pulling a carriage

Photograph showing inside of an unidentified train station

Photograph of a shop front taken through the shop window

Photograph of the outside of a terraced house

Photograph showing the interior of a car with a man’s reflection in the rear view mirror

Photograph of a road with traffic taken from inside a car

Photograph of an unidentified boy on a bicycle

Photograph of an unidentified boy on a bicycle

Photograph of an unidentified boy on a bicycle

Photograph of a bicycle at the side of a road

Photograph of children playing outside

Photograph of children playing outside

Photograph of two unidentified girls playing outside

Photograph of children playing in the street

Photograph of two unidentified girls outside a doctors surgery with a stuffed figure in a box

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