Bill Brandt: A Retrospective 16 APRIL — 20 JULY, 2003 From photojournalism to innovative nude studies to experiments in surrealism, Bill Brandt created more memorable images than any other British photographer of the twentieth century. A revolutionary artist who recognized the possibilities of the camera, Brandt fashioned a career that is a study in stylistic changes. In the 1930s and '40s he captured the sharp social contrasts of English society. During the London Blitz of WWII, he photographed the city by night, finding grim beauty in the bombed-out city and documenting London crowds sheltered in the Underground. Later, Brandt created poetic images of landscapes, portraits, and nudes. This exhibition delved into the world of a visionary photographer in this retrospective featuring 155 vintage gelatin silver prints from the Bill Brandt Archive in London. These were the prints that Brandt himself made soon after taking the negatives, sometimes with his own retouching in pen and pencil. Bill Brandt: A Retrospective was curated by John-Paul Kernot, and was organized by the Bill Brandt Archive, and is circulated by Curatorial Assistance, Los Angeles, CA.