Maurice Broomfield
Maurice Broomfield | |
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| Born | 2 February 1916 Draycott, Derbyshire, England |
| Died | 4 October 2010 (aged 94) |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Photographer |
| Known for | Images of post-war British industry |
| Spouse(s) | Sonja Lagusova
(m. 1947; died 1982)Suzy Thompson-Coon (m. 1987) |
| Children | 2, including Nick Broomfield |
Maurice W Broomfield (2 February 1916 – 4 October 2010) was a photographer whose images of post-war British industry were credited with capturing the optimistic spirit of the time.[1]
Life and work[]
Born in Draycott, Derbyshire, Broomfield was the son of a lace designer.[2] On leaving school at 15, he worked as a lathe operator on the assembly lines of the engineering company Rolls-Royce. In the evenings he studied at Derby College of Art. During the Second World War he was a conscientious objector, working in the Friends Ambulance Unit as an ambulance driver in the London Blitz, and after the war for Save the Children in Germany. Broomfield's archive has been acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum.[3]
The British Library conducted an oral history interview (C459/194) with Maurice Broomfield in 2007 for its An Oral History of British Photography collection.[4]
Personal life[]
Broomfield married twice, firstly to Sonja Lagusova in 1947 with whom he had two children, Ann, and documentary film-maker Nick. Lagusova died in 1982, and in 1987, he married Suzy Thompson-Coon.[5]
References[]
- ^ Obituary: Maurice Broomfield, Daily Telegraph, 7 October 2010
- ^ Gemma Marmalade; Philip Harris (15 December 2020). Mythologies, Identities and Territories of Photography: Forever//Now. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 243. ISBN 978-1-5275-6375-9.
- ^ http://britishphotohistory.ning.com/profiles/blogs/maurice-broomfield-19162010 Acquisition
- ^ Broomfield, Maurice (1 of 5) Oral History of British Photography, The British Library Board, 2007. Retrieved 1 February 2018
- ^ Jon Levy Obituary: Maurice Broomfield, The Guardian, 13 October 2010
External links[]
- Personal website, including slideshow of images
- Obituary in The Independent by Marcus Williamson
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- 1916 births
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- Photographers from Derbyshire
- English photojournalists
- English conscientious objectors
- People associated with the Friends' Ambulance Unit
- Industrial photographers
- People from the Borough of Erewash