JOHN BLAKEMORE ARCHIVE - UNIQUE HAND-MADE ARTIST'S BOOKS AND NOTEBOOKS (1958-2020)

We are in the process of cataloguing and digitising this archive. The Hyman Collection includes a comprehensive archive of John Blakemore's negatives, photographs, artist's books and related material. The archive also includes letters, notebooks, writing, book dummies and layout plans. As well as this extensive archive, purchased from Blakemore, himself, the Hyman Collection also holds archival material purchased from his friend and fellow photographer and educator, Richard Sadler. This includes photographs, letters, manuscripts, installation views, teaching notes, catalogues and magazines.

This archive includes the most extensive collection of John Blakemore's notebooks and unique hand-made artist's books dating from 1958 to 2020. As well as seventy five unique artist's books, the archive also includes a selection of Blakemore's notebooks