Ian Jeffrey

Life and work

Publications

Publications by Jeffrey

• The Real Thing: An Anthology of British Photographs 1840–1950, London: Arts Council of Great Britain, 1974.
• Photography: A Concise History. London: Thames & Hudson, 1981, 1989..
• The British Landscape 1920-1950. London: Thames & Hudson, 1984..
• Timeframes: The Story of Photography. New York City: Watson-Guptill, 1998..
• An American Journey: The Photography of William England. Munich; New York; London: Prestel, 1999..
• ReVisions: An Alternative History of Photography. Bradford: National Museum of Photography, Film and Television, 1999..
• The Photography Book. London: Phaidon, 2005..
• *Second, revised edition. London: Phaidon, 2014..
• How to Read a Photograph: Understanding, Interpreting and Enjoying the Great Photographers. London: Thames & Hudson, 2009..

  Publications edited by Jeffrey

• Cityscape 1910-39: Urban Themes in American, German and British Art. London: Arts Council of Great Britain, 1977.. Exhibition catalogue.
• Bill Brandt: Photographs 1928-1983. London: Thames & Hudson, 1994..
• Josef Sudek. Phaidon 55. London; New York: Phaidon, 2001..
• Shomei Tomatsu. London; New York: Phaidon, 2001..
• Magnum Landscape. London; New York: Phaidon, 2005..
• The Art of Kyffin Williams. London: Royal Academy of Arts, 2007. With Nicholas Sinclair..
• Bill Brandt. Photofile. London: Thames & Hudson, 2007..

  Awards

• 2005: J. Dudley Johnston Award, Royal Photographic Society, Bath. Shared with David Alan Mellor.

  Exhibitions

Exhibitions of Jeffrey's photographs

• Universal Pictures, Kettle's Yard, Cambridge, 2005/2006

  Exhibitions curated by Jeffrey

• The Real Thing, Hayward Gallery, 1974. Curated by Jeffrey and David Alan Mellor.
• Cityscape 1910-39: Urban Themes in American, German and British Art, Cartwright Hall, Bradford, 1977; City Museum and Art Gallery, Portsmouth, 1977; Laing Art Gallery, Newcasle-upon-Tyne, 1977; Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1978. Curated by Jeffrey and David Alan Mellor.