Frank Meadow Sutcliffe

Title: "Quo Vadis?"
Artist: Frank Meadow Sutcliffe
Medium: Van Dyke was used which consists of both iron and silver compounds
Year: 1896 approximately

Give a brief description of the movement, photographer, or term you researched. How are they significant to the history of photography (50-75 words)? The photographer, Frank Meadow Sutcliffe, lived in Whitby England which is a seaside town in North Yorkshire. He made a living by taking portraits, but also won over 60 medals in his lifetime for his main body of work which consisted of life along the docks and streets of Whitby. He wrote for numerous publications such as the Yorkshire Weekly Post and was a founding member of "The Linked Ring." He also was a honorary member or the RPS.



Write a short personal reaction to the movement, photographer or term you researched. What is interesting or not interesting about the work (50 – 75 words). Frank Meadow Sutcliffe played a major role by turning photography into an art form. His most famous print is called "The Water Rats" and actually caused him to be excommunicated by the pope for its child nudity. Ironically the pope thought it would corrupt the other sex. I really like his work because it truly shows life in the late 1800's and early 1900's. He had to stage his photographs but the realism always comes through. I particularly like the work he did involving the harbor in Whitby because the photography is filled with items to focus on which keeps the viewer entertained.




Name (please only include if it is ok to publish on blog): Blaine Wm. Anderson