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 41–60 of 473 objects

Photograph of two unidentified boys outside a shop with a stuffed figure

Photograph of two unidentified young girls

Photograph of an unidentified girl outside a shop with a toy pram and a stuffed figure

Photograph of an unidentified man with a cart in the street taken through a window

Photograph of an unidentified young boy with a stuffed figure tied to a lamp post

Photograph of part of a wall and road

Photograph of part of McCullum Road, London

Photograph of a cleaners and The B & A Rooms restaurant from outside

Photograph of a cleaners from outside

Photograph of a milk cart outside George Sampson Ltd

Photograph of an unidentified man standing outside a shop

Photograph showing shop fronts of T.F Hawkins and J.Galley & Sons from outside

Photograph showing shop front of S. Lavner from outside

Photograph of signage for ‘The Half Moon’

Photograph of a family walking past a shop front

Photograph of a shop front taken through the shop window

Photograph of a crowd of people at an outdoor market

Photograph of people walking past shop fronts

Photograph of four unidentified men

Photograph of an unidentified boy

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