Homer Sykes at Tate Britain

'How We Are: Photographing Britain’ was the first major exhibition of photography ever to be held at Tate Britain. It takes a unique look at the journey of British photography, from the pioneers of the early medium to 21st century photographers. Curated by Val Williams and Susan Bright, it ran from 22nd May to 2 September 2007. See the exhibtion details here

As well as famous names – William Henry Fox Talbot, Lewis Carroll, Julia Margaret Cameron, Bill Brandt, Madame Yevonde, Susan Lipper, David Bailey and Tom Hunter among them – the exhibition includes postcards, family albums, medical photographs, propaganda and social documents.

There is an article in the recent Tate Magazine on this.   

Homer Sykes is one of the featured photographers. As one of Britain's best known documentary photographer and the author of seven books on the British way of life, his work features in a number of prestigious collections, including the Government Art Collection (GAC) which places works of art in major British Government buildings in the United Kingdom and around the world both to promote Britain and to reflect its history, culture and creativity in the visual arts.

Four of Homer’s prints have been selected by Tate Britain and we are pleased to announce signed, limited edition copies are available for purchase from galleryf.  The prints, all taken in the early 1970’s, have not been seen in public for over 30 years. In addition, Homer has made four other prints from the same series available.

Prints showing at 'How We Are: Photographing Britain’

Caking Night, Dungworth, Yorkshire. Date:- 1 November or following Monday 1974	Ripon Sword Dance Play, Ripon, Yorkshire. Date:- Boxing Day December 26th, 1972	The Burry Man, South Queensferry, Lothian, Scotland. Date:- Second Friday in August 1971	Britannia Coconut Dancers, Bacup, Lancashire. Date:- Easter Saturday 1972.

Four other prints from the book and same series are also available.

The Minehead Hobby Horse, Minehead, Somerset. 1 May 1971	The Marshfield Paper Boys, Marshfield, Gloucestershire, Boxing Day, 26 December 1974	Castleton Garland Day, Castleton, Derbyshire. Date 29 May 1972	Allendale Tar Barrel Parade, Allendale, Northumberland, 31 December 1972.

To see larger copies of the images, please look at Homers work on the main site . We hope you enjoy these.

If you click this link you can read a short extract from Homer’s book and a short description of the circumstances surrounding each print.