Terry Dennett, who passed away recently, would have turned 80 on 4 February. There will be a service at the Islington Crematorium, 278 High Road, East Finchley, at 11 a.m. on Wednesday 7 February.
We first met at TPW - Toronto Photographer's Workshop, at a comprehensive Jo Spence retrospective in 1997, where Terry was speaking about the legacy of her work and their collaborations. Over the next 20 years, Terry became a mentor and dear friend, always sharing his wide ranging photographic knowledge generously.
Terry Dennett in 2012 at Jo Spence (Part 1) in London, Space Studios
Project slide from Eating Rough, Sleeping Rough
Terry was also the dedicated and tireless founder/keeper of the Jo Spence Memorial Archive
which he ran for 25 years, ensuring Jo Spence' lasting legacy. Terry eventually
oversaw the safe deposit of her research material, at the Toronto's Ryerson
School of Image Arts Archive research centre, at London's Birkbeck institute,
and also with Richard Saltoun Gallery.
Together with Jo Spence, Terry collaborated on many projects from the early 1970s onwards, including The Crisis Project, and they edited the collections Photography/Politics 1 & 2, which produced groundbreaking, political commentary on photographic practices. He also assisted on many of Jo Spence's projects.
Cover of Photography/Politics:One, 1979 |
Together with Jo Spence, Terry founded the Photography Workshop Ltd in 1974, a grassroots organisation tasked, in Terry's words, 'with researching marginalised or hidden histories and traditions of social radicalism'. The Half Moon Gallery later merged with Terry & Jo's Photography Workshop, eventually creating Camerawork Gallery.
Terry Dennett & Jo Spence, ca. 1974
Terry also supported the international Phototherapy community by making the archive accessible, presenting at conferences, giving talks to students (including at the University of Brighton, University of Roehampton, and in Finland on several occasions) and offering tutorials and access to archival resources freely.
It would have been wonderful to celebrate his 80th birthday together this weekend. Instead, those of you who knew Terry might wish to consider attending the service next Wednesday, or keep his memory alive in your hearts.
Dear Julia, Dr Samour and I are preparing a new edition comparative, Veterinary Haematology by Christine Hawkey & Terry Dennett & we would like to include a photo of Terry and Christine in the new edition.Would you allow us to use the profile image of Terry in your tribute to him
ReplyDeleteIf you will how do I get a copy.
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mike.hart02@virginmedia.com