Chris Killip (1946 -2020), a native of the Isle of Man, returned home in the 1970s to document the people and the culture of the island. He was co-founder and creative director of the Side Gallery in Newcastle. He continued to work in the documentary tradition throughout his career. Killip moved to the US in 1991 and was professor of visual and environmental studies at Harvard until 1994. Notable Publications include Isle of Man: A Book about the Manx, 1980 with text by John Berger, and In Flagrante, 1988. a poignant portrait of England’s industrial northwest.
Chris Killip
Mr. Radcliffe, The Black Hill, Ballashalla, Isle of Man, 1972. Gelatin silver print, 9 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches.Signed and dated in pencil on the verso. Printed ca 1972.
Wippet Fancier, Huddlesfield, England, 1973 Gelatin silver print 7 1/4 x 5 7/8". Signed, titled and dated on print verso. printed ca 1975.
Portrait, Isle of Mann, 1972. Gelatin silver print, 7 1/2 x 6". Signed .printed 1973. (Isle of Mann Portfolio, Roslyn Heights, NY, Witkin-Berley 1973) titled in another hand on print verso. A/P one of an edition of 25 and 5 artist proofs
Father and son, West End, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne 1980. Gelatin silver print, 19 5/8 x 15 1/2 inches. Signed, titled and dated in pencil on the verso.