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Humphrey JenningsWW-1938-M048432
1938·Gelatin silver print·7 15/16 × 11 13/16" (20.3 × 30 cm)

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Year
1938
Dimensions
7 15/16 × 11 13/16" (20.3 × 30 cm)

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Humphrey Jennings

Painting

Humphrey Jennings was a British filmmaker, painter, and poet who created documentary works that merged experimental formal techniques with intimate observations of everyday British life. Active from the 1930s until his death in 1950, he pioneered a lyrical approach to nonfiction cinema that rejected didactic narration in favor of sound, music, and montage to evoke mood and meaning. His films, including Listen to Britain and A Diary for Timothy, established him as a defining figure in British documentary practice during and after the Second World War. His method of juxtaposing found footage, archive material, and newly shot sequences created a poetic rather than explanatory relationship to his subjects.

Walberswick, UK

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Horse's Head

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1938 · Gelatin silver print

WW-1938-M048426

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Year
1938
Dimensions
7 15/16 × 11 13/16" (20.3 × 30 cm)
Watts ID
WW-1938-M048432

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Source
moma
Status
verified

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Humphrey Jennings

Painting

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