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

1913–84

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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

    • Parallel of Life and Art Exhibition

      118 Objects

    • Photographs of family and friends

      297 Objects

    • Photographs

      627 Objects

      • Photographs of geographical locations by Nigel Henderson

        473 Objects

      • Photographs of jazz musicians by Nigel Henderson

        154 Objects

    • Glass Negatives

      82 Objects

Title
Photographs
Date
[c.1947–79]
Description
Includes outsized photographs, photographs of works of art by Nigel Henderson, Eduardo Paolozzi and other artists and designers. Also photographs of exhibitions, jazz musicians and general source images. Unless otherwise stated it is assumed that the photographer is Nigel Henderson.
Reference
TGA 9211/9

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

Nigel Henderson
[1949–54]
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Photograph of two unidentified young girls

Nigel Henderson
[1949–54]
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Photograph of an unidentified girl outside a shop with a toy pram and a stuffed figure

Nigel Henderson
[1949–54]
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Photograph of an unidentified man with a cart in the street taken through a window

Nigel Henderson
[1949–54]
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Photograph of an unidentified young boy with a stuffed figure tied to a lamp post

Nigel Henderson
[1949–54]
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Photograph of part of a wall and road

Nigel Henderson
[1949–54]
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Photograph of part of McCullum Road, London

Nigel Henderson
[1949–54]
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Photograph of a cleaners and The B & A Rooms restaurant from outside

Nigel Henderson
[1949–54]
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Photograph of a cleaners from outside

Nigel Henderson
[1949–54]
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Photograph of a milk cart outside George Sampson Ltd

Nigel Henderson
[1949–54]
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Photograph of an unidentified man standing outside a shop

Nigel Henderson
[1949–54]
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Photograph showing shop fronts of T.F Hawkins and J.Galley & Sons from outside

Nigel Henderson
[1949–54]
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Photograph showing shop front of S. Lavner from outside

Nigel Henderson
[1949–54]
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Photograph of signage for ‘The Half Moon’

Nigel Henderson
[1949–54]
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Photograph of a family walking past a shop front

Nigel Henderson
[1949–54]
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Photograph of a shop front taken through the shop window

Nigel Henderson
[1949–54]
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Photograph of a crowd of people at an outdoor market

Nigel Henderson
[1949–54]
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Photograph of people walking past shop fronts

Nigel Henderson
[1949–54]
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Photograph of four unidentified men

Nigel Henderson
[1949–54]
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Photograph of an unidentified boy

Nigel Henderson
[1949–54]
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