Mark Haworth-Booth

author

British b. 20 August 1944 active 1970–present

Mark Haworth-Booth is a British curator, writer, and environmental campaigner. He served as a Senior Curator of Photographs at the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) from 1970 to 2004. He has curated numerous major exhibitions and is known for his work in art history, particularly in photography. He has co-authored several books on photography and art. Since retiring from the V&A, he has focused on creative writing and environmental activism, serving as a Green Party councillor in North Devon.[1]

  • Photography
  • Curatorial Practice
  • Environmentalism
  • Art History

Books

Works by Mark Haworth-Booth

  • 1997 Police Pictures - The Photograph as Evidence Chronicle Books/SFMOMA · book · English · ISBN 0811819841
  • 2004 Things: A Spectrum of Photography, 1850-2001 Jonathan Cape · book · English Co-authored/Curated
  • 2007 The art of Lee Miller V&A · book · English · ISBN 978-0-300-12375-3 Co-author

Exhibitions

  • 1997 Photography: An Independent Art Victoria & Albert Museum, London · group
  • 2010 Camille Silvy. Photographer of Modern Life 1834–1910 National Portrait Gallery, London · solo

Awards

  • 2005 OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) British Government
  • 1987 Hood Medal Royal Photographic Society
  • 2006 Fenton Award Royal Photographic Society

References

  1. Sandra S. Phillips, Mark Haworth-Booth, Carol Squiers. Police Pictures - The Photograph as Evidence. Chronicle Books/SFMOMA. 1997