V&A
Edwin Smith   British, 1912 - 1971
Hidcote, Gloucestershire, England Bealin Cros Twyford, Ireland Castle Ward, Co. Down, Ireland Giants Causeway Gordale Scar, Yorkshire Didmarton Church, Gloucestershire
Hidcote, Gloucestershire, England
Zoom inHidcote, Gloucestershire, England, 1962
Edwin Smith, 1912 - 1971
Gelatin-silver print
From the Second World War onwards, Edwin Smith began to look at rural Britain and architectural subjects. In the 1950's, he illustrated a number of books on the landscape and architecture of Britain, including English Parish Churches, English Cottages and Farmhouses and The English Gardens. By the time of his death in 1971 Smith had illustrated more than 30 such volumes. Apart from these numerous book commissions, he often photographed simply to note and capture nuances of civic life. His photographs are testimony to the sympathetic approach he adopted towards British life and landscape.
Ph.844-1987 Edwin Smith, © RIBA.