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October 16, 2011

Phil Maxwell: 40 Years On – A Retrospective

Conversation in a pub

Conversation in a pub. Lodge Lane, Liverpool 1983

“It has been my good fortune to record all this life and change continuously for the past thirty years”.

Phil Maxwell – East End Photographer

Celebrating 40 years of Phil Maxwell’s work and its archiving for public use by the Bishopsgate Institute, the exhibition takes you on a journey through his youth in Liverpool to his later life in the East End of London.

Housed in two venues – the Bishopsgate Institute and Rough Trade – you can walk between the two buildings and experience the vibrancy of the East End first hand. This is the East End seen through Phil Maxwell’s lens – his backdrop and canvass against which he’s captured sketches of life, documenting an instant in time and the social conditions and history of his community.

Phil Maxwell
40 Years On – A Retrospective
Friday 30 September – Wednesday 30 November 2011

Curated by Hazuan Hashim

Bishopsgate Institute Library
230 Bishopsgate
London EC2m 4QH

Royal Trade East
Dray Walk
Old Truman Brewery
91 Brick Lane
London E1 6QL

This exhibition Lambda C Type image is printed on paper measuring 59cm x 59cm and mounted on 5mm foam board. As an exhibition single prints it are for sale at £200 (with a certificate of authentication signed by the photographer). For purchase please contact Rossana at mercaditoproductions@hotmail.com

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  1. ann marie bell permalink
    March 7, 2012

    hi phil or should i say mr maxwell i cannot believe it has been so long since photos were taken in george well since then i have married in 1997 with one daughter kayleigh my married name is hughes you can find me on facebook would love to here from you and to catch up we had such good times.sadly dad passed away peacefully in 2008 after long illness mum plods along we would all love to meet up and have a chat you will always be made welcome in our house.thomas is a policeman , i work in a catholic grammar school where my daughter attendsand deirdre is just same as what she was at school mad and mental as ever my telephone number is 01516777525.my address is 9,rake hey close moreton wirral ch46 6ew take care hope tohear from you soon
    marie hughes(ann marie bell)

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