Society for Photographing Relics of Old London
Society for Photographing Relics of Old London was founded in London in 1875 . Their goal was to document old London with photographs.
The Society for Photographing Relics of Old London (SPROL) was founded in 1875 by a London circle of friends. Under the direction of Alfred Marks , the Oxford Arms near St Paul's Cathedral were to be wrenched from oblivion. When the existence of the Oxford Arms photographic series, made by Alfred & John Bool , was announced in a letter to The Times , it had such a positive response that, over a period of twelve years, twelve series on the ancient architecture of London, consisting of a total of 120 photographic images produced using the pigment printing process were commissioned.
The complete series is now in the collection of the Royal Academy of Arts , where a few selected images were shown in 2010. Initially executed by Alfred & John Bool , Henry Dixon and his son Thomas James Dixon later took over the photographic execution of the series.
Individual evidence
- ^ Bishopsgate Institute.Retrieved May 19, 2013
- ^ The Oxford Arms. Retrieved May 19, 2013
- ^ Royal Academy of Arts ( Memento January 19, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) accessed on February 10, 2016
- ↑ Relics of old London: ( January 19, 2014 memento in the Internet Archive ) Photography and the spirit of the city.Retrieved May 19, 2013
- ↑ Alex Pearlman: Phaideon.Retrieved May 19, 2013