“A Record of Emotions: The Photography of Frederick H. Evans”
“Wells Cathedral, Across the West End of Nave” (1890-1903), by Frederick H. Evans. ©Mrs. Janet M. Stenner, sole granddaughter of Frederick H. Evans. Referring to them as “poems in stone,” Frederick H. Evans is remembered for his platinum prints of medieval stone cathedrals in England and France. He also said, “It is the beautiful rather than the antiquarian aspect that attracts me,” but in “A Record of Emotion,” on view through June 6 at the Getty Center, it is his tender and attentive approach to the latter, to objects caressed by time, that results in the breathtaking appeal of his work. “Rather than simply identify the building as a place of worship,” writes curator Anne Lyden in the catalogue that accompanies the exhibition, “Evans imbued the photograph with a sense of awe and wonder that reinforced the spiritual qualities of the space.” “Portrait of George Bernard Shaw” (1902), by Frederick H. Evans. ©Mrs. Janet M. Stenner, sole granddaughter of Frederick H. Evans. Before devoting himself to photography, Evans (1853-1943) ran a bookstore on Cheapside in London from 1890 to 1898, which led to personal contact with various authors. That’s probably how he met the likes of Arthur…
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