Professional life Frederick Christian Palmer

1 professional life

1.1 herne bay
1.2 world war i
1.3 swindon
1.4 photograph of grand pier pavilion, 1910
1.5 portraits of edmund reid

professional life
herne bay

world war soldiers

although photographic film available, probable fred c. palmer used large−format glass negatives , postcards , portraits direct prints these, because of fine detail. 1892 1903 working family firm, william eastman palmer & sons, @ bloom house, leicester road, new barnet. 1903 1922 working photographer , picture-frame maker in herne bay, @ 21 high street 1903 1905 (where kent kebab is, of 2011), , @ telford villa, 6 tower parade 1907 1922. between 1910 , 1916, fred c. palmer freelance herne bay press newspaper photographer, worked tower studio in tower parade on sea front took portraits. had small shop or kiosk called art gallery on sea front, separate studio, sold postcards , portrait prints. produced postcards of important town events, such grand opening of herne bay pier s grand pier pavilion lord mayor of london on 3 august 1910, , grand opening of king edward vii memorial hall princess beatrice on 13 july 1913. name given fred c. palmer in newspaper photograph credits , on backs of picture postcards.

world war i

swindon 1920s

during world war there no written records of fred c. palmer, did produce postcards of war-wounded belgians recuperating in canterbury , herne bay, of possible 1914 recruitment rally , of soldiers larking about. there shortage of silver use on photographic plates, may why appears have been limited photographing troops , war-wounded , perhaps other work until 1920.

swindon

around 1920–1921 palmer took on studio of established photographer william hooper @ 6 cromwell street, swindon. street directories state there between 1923 , 1936. building demolished. published postcards , portraits , freelance photographer local newspapers; same professional pattern in herne bay before war. swindon council used photographs. retired around 1936–1937 @ age of approximately 70 years, , died in 1941.

photograph of grand pier pavilion, 1910

scan of original print palmer of grand pier pavilion illuminated

palmer s 1910 photograph of illuminated grand pier pavilion incorporated found art in artwork marcel duchamp following latter s visit herne bay in 1913. duchamp cut out palmer s photo leaflet , attached note 78 in green box describing plans work called large glass (1915–1923). notes including palmer s photograph published in 2 limited editions, , considered part of, , not adjunct to, large glass artwork.

in august 2013 duchamp in herne bay 1913–2013 festival organised in town celebrate , explore duchamp s 1913 visit herne bay , relationship between experience , artwork. palmer s postcard of grand pier pavilion, illuminated, used promote festival.

portraits of edmund reid


edmund reid palmer, 1912

in 1910–1912 palmer photographed edmund reid had been head of metropolitan police service cid @ time of whitechapel murders. reid had retired hampton-on-sea, settlement fast sinking thames estuary prompting old man make attempts @ publicity , demand assistance council. palmer photographed eccentric character amid progressing disaster , gave or sold images reid in form of postcards. old man retailed palmer s photographs kiosk, calling collection art gallery. reid mocked selling postcards of himself , calling art, when duchamp chose take palmer photograph home in 1913 , made artwork of it, reid s insight validated.