Ian Jeffrey

Ian Jeffrey is an English art historian, writer and curator.

Jeffrey is the author of a series of illustrated books on the history of photography. He is a recipient of the Royal Photographic Society's J. Dudley Johnston Award.

Life and work Jeffrey has held the posts of tutor and professor at Goldsmiths, University of London.

Publications Publications by Jeffrey The Real Thing: An Anthology of British Photographs 1840–1950, London: Arts Council of Great Britain, 1974. Photography: A Concise History. London: Thames & Hudson, 1981, 1989. . The British Landscape 1920-1950. London: Thames & Hudson, 1984. . Timeframes: The Story of Photography. New York City: Watson-Guptill, 1998. . An American Journey: The Photography of William England. Munich; New York; London: Prestel, 1999. . ReVisions: An Alternative History of Photography. Bradford: National Museum of Photography, Film and Television, 1999. . The Photography Book. London: Phaidon, 2005. . Second, revised edition. London: Phaidon, 2014. . How to Read a Photograph: Understanding, Interpreting and Enjoying the Great Photographers. London: Thames & Hudson, 2009. .

Publications edited by Jeffrey Cityscape 1910-39: Urban Themes in American, German and British Art. London: Arts Council of Great Britain, 1977. . Exhibition catalogue. Bill Brandt: Photographs 1928-1983. London: Thames & Hudson, 1994. . Josef Sudek. Phaidon 55. London; New York: Phaidon, 2001. . Shomei Tomatsu. London; New York: Phaidon, 2001. . Magnum Landscape. London; New York: Phaidon, 2005. . The Art of Kyffin Williams. London: Royal Academy of Arts, 2007. With Nicholas Sinclair. . Bill Brandt. Photofile. London: Thames & Hudson, 2007. .

Awards 2005: J. Dudley Johnston Award, Royal Photographic Society, Bath. Shared with David Alan Mellor.

Exhibitions Exhibitions of Jeffrey's photographs Universal Pictures, Kettle's Yard, Cambridge, 2005/2006

Exhibitions curated by Jeffrey The Real Thing, Hayward Gallery, 1974. Curated by Jeffrey and David Alan Mellor.