The Eric Oldham Legacy Collection
£35.00
This book features many photographs and paintings produced by Eric Oldham from the 1940s until the 1980s. Although he was an accomplished photographer much of his work has not been published before. Having trained at Art College where a successful career in art beckoned, family circumstances dictated that instead Eric took over the family confectionery business in Hyde, Cheshire where he became a Master Baker; the material contained in the book shows that he was also a Master Photographer and Master Artist! Eric joined the prestigious Railway Photographic Society in 1950 and was appointed an Honorary Member of the Guild of Railway Artists for his work in helping set up the Guild.
Description
John Hillier first met Eric during his school days in Hyde and Eric guided him during John’s formative photographic years and subsequently recommended that he should also join the RPS. Unfortunately, the two lost touch when John moved away from Cheshire and, having belatedly learnt about Eric’s passing, feared that the superlative photographic collection might have been lost. After having made numerous enquiries, he was eventually relieved to discover that the collection was safe and in the hands of Eric’s nephew, Sir John Oldham. The two made contact and both felt that the collection of photographs and paintings deserved a larger audience, and this book is the result.
Although he was an enthusiast of ‘all things Gresley’ Eric made successful photographic forays over about 40 years or so to varied locations all around the UK despite the limitations placed on him by the commitments of his shop and by not having a car. This book therefore includes images from each Region of British Railways.
Additional information
| Weight | 0.955 kg |
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| Dimensions | 29 × 22 × 2 cm |
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