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Christopher David Killip

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Christopher David Killip (1946–2020) was a prominent Manx photographer known for his evocative black and white documentary photography. Born in Douglas on the Isle of Man, he began his career as an assistant to advertising photographer Adrian Flowers before moving into freelance work. In 1969, he transitioned to personal projects, notably documenting the industrial landscapes and working-class communities of Northeast England during the 1970s and 1980s. His seminal works include 'In Flagrante' (1988) and 'Isle of Man: A Book about the Manx' (1980). Killip was a professor at Harvard University from 1991 to 2017, specializing in visual and environmental studies. He received numerous accolades, including the Henri Cartier-Bresson Award in 1989, for his significant contributions to British photography.[1,4]

Themes

  • industrial landscape
  • working class communities
  • Manx culture
  • documentary photography

Books

  1. Christopher David Killip Isle of Man - A book about the Manx 1523
    Isle of Man - A book about the Manx
    author · photographer
    €215.00

Works by Christopher David Killip

  • Isle of Man: A Book about the Manx 1980 · Arts Council of Great Britain · book · English ISBN 0728701871 With text by Killip and John Berger.
  • In Flagrante 1988 · Secker & Warburg · book · English ISBN 0-436-23358-4 Portraits of Tyneside's working class communities.
  • Pirelli Work 2007 · Steidl · book · English ISBN 978-3-86930-961-3 Photographs of a tyre factory in Burton.
  • Here Comes Everybody: Chris Killip's Irish Photographs 2009 · Thames & Hudson · book · English ISBN 978-0-500-54365-8 Photographs of pilgrimages and rural scenes in Ireland.
  • Arbeit / Work 2012 · Museum Folkwang; Steidl · book · German and English ISBN 978-3-86930-457-1 A retrospective.
  • Isle of Man Revisited 2015 · Steidl · book · English ISBN 978-3-86930-959-0 A second, expanded edition of Isle of Man: A Book about the Manx.
  • The Station 2020 · Steidl · book · English ISBN 978-3-95829-616-9 Photographs of a station.
  • Chris Killip 2022 · Thames & Hudson · book · English ISBN 978-0500025581 A retrospective.
  • Skinningrove 2024 · Stanley/Barker · book · English Last publication worked on.

Exhibitions

  • Two Views, Two Cities. Huddersfield and Bury St Edmunds solo
  • 1984 Seacoal Side Gallery, Newcastle solo
  • 1985 Another Country Serpentine Gallery, London solo
  • 1988 In Flagrante Victoria and Albert Museum, London solo
  • 1990 Working at Pirelli Victoria and Albert Museum, London solo
  • 1991 Chris Killip Retrospective Palais de Tokyo, Paris solo
  • 1997 Chris Killip Photographs 1971–96 Manx Museum, Douglas, Isle of Man solo
  • 2012 Arbeit/Work Museum Folkwang, Essen, Germany solo
  • 2012 What Happened / Great Britain 1970–1990 Le Bal, Paris solo
  • The Last Ships Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle on Tyne solo

Awards

  • 1989 Henri Cartier-Bresson Award Henri Cartier-Bresson Foundation
  • 2013 Shortlisted for Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation
  • 2020 Dr. Erich Salomon Award German Society for Photography

References

  1. Sean O'Hagan. Chris Killip obituary. The Guardian. 2020 link
  2. Sean O'Hagan. Chris Killip, hard-hitting photographer of Britain's working class, dies aged 74. The Guardian. 2020 link
  3. Justin Carville. Chris Killip. Encyclopedia of Twentieth Century Photography. Routledge. 2006
  4. Tom Seymour. British photographer Chris Killip remembered after battle with cancer. The Art Newspaper. 2020 link
  5. Chris Killip: 'Remarkable' photographer dies aged 74. BBC News. 2020 link
  6. Martin Parr and Gerry Badger. The Photobook: A History. Phaidon. 2006
  7. Clive Dilnot. Chris Killip's Portraits of the Pirelli Workforce. Pirelli Work
  8. Robert Ayers. One of the greatest photography books ever published – Chris Killip's In Flagrante. 2009 link
  9. Chris Killip. What Happened. Pirelli Work
  10. Liz Jobey. Photographer Chris Killip: return to a ritual landscape. The Guardian. 2009 link
  11. Sean O'Hagan. Moshpit mayhem: The northern club where punks rampaged to Hellbastard. The Guardian. 2020 link
  12. Ayla Angelos. An exclusive chat with photographer Chris Killip and his son. It's Nice That. 2020 link
  13. Ayla Angelos. Markéta Luskačová's Chiswick Women's Aid 1976–77 is finally brought to light after 44 years. It's Nice That. 2020 link
  14. Chronology in Chris Killip 55
  15. Mark Haworth-Booth. Chris Killip: Recognition for a great photographer. The Guardian. 2020 link
  16. What Happened / Great Britain 1970–1990. Le Bal link
  17. Now Then: Chris Killip and the Making of In Flagrante. J. Paul Getty Museum link
  18. Diane Smyth. Now Then: Chris Killip and the Making of In Flagrante. British Journal of Photography. 2017 link
  19. Carolina A. Miranda. Seven photos, seven stories: Chris Killip on capturing the declining industrial towns of England in the '70s and '80s. Los Angeles Times. 2017 link
  20. Chris Killip: The Last Ships. Laing Art Gallery link
  21. The Station by Chris Killip. Martin Parr Foundation link
  22. Kate Bush and Mark Sladen. In the Face of History: European Photographers in the 20th Century. Black Dog. 2006
  23. David Alan Mellor. No such thing as society: Photography in Britain 1967–87. Hayward. 2007
  24. Simon Bainbridge. Brits Abroad. British Journal of Photography. 2010 link
  25. Chris Killip's photos capture the freedom of punk in 80s north east England. Dazed. 2020 link
  26. Chris Killip's 1980s photographs of the fishing village of Skinningrove. The Times. 2024 link
  27. Kalum Carter. 'Skinningrove' is the last publication Chris Killip worked on. digitalcameraworld. 2024 link
  28. Chris Killip. Henri Cartier-Bresson Foundation link
  29. Sean O'Hagan. Deutsche Börse 2013 – a shortlist that's short of photographers. The Guardian. 2012 link
  30. Photographer Chris Killip given an international honour. Isle of Man Today. 2020 link
  31. Photographer Chris Killip is being honoured with the Dr. Erich Salomon Award. DGPh. 2020 link
  32. The Station link
  33. Chris Killip's photos capture the freedom of punk in 80s north east England. Dazed. 2020 link
  34. Chris Killip's 1980s photographs of the fishing village of Skinningrove. The Times. 2024 link
  35. Kalum Carter. 'Skinningrove' is the last publication Chris Killip worked on. digitalcameraworld. 2024 link
  36. Isle of Man TT Races 1971 link
  37. Huddersfield 1974 link
  38. The Seaside 1975–1981 link
  39. Shipbuilding on Tyneside 1975–1976 link
  40. Chris Killip link
  41. Chris Killip. Henri Cartier-Bresson Foundation link
  42. Sean O'Hagan. Deutsche Börse 2013 – a shortlist that's short of photographers. The Guardian. 2012 link
  43. Photographer Chris Killip given an international honour. Isle of Man Today. 2020 link
  44. Photographer Chris Killip is being honoured with the Dr. Erich Salomon Award. DGPh. 2020 link
  45. Explore: Artist > Chris Killip. Government Art Collection link
  46. Chris Killip MoMA. The Museum of Modern Art link
  47. NGA collection search results. artsearch.nga.gov.au link
  48. Chris Killip. www.stedelijk.nl link
  49. Chris Killip born 1946. Tate link
  50. Your Search Results. collections.vam.ac.uk link