John Pattison Gibson
Gibson described himself on his notepaper as a landscape photographer but, although his name appeared in late 19th century directories as a photographer, and although he sold prints, slides, postcards and photographic materials in his chemist shop, had a portrait studio and eventually undertook some commission, he was not a professional photographer in the accepted sense. His special interests lay in the landscape of Northumberland, Roman archeology and antiquities, medieval architecture including buildings and churches all over the country. This breadth of knowledge enabled him to interpret the landscape in historical as well as visual terms.
He entered his photographs into competitions around the world, and he was a member of the Royal Photographic Society and the local Hexham Photographic Society.
Gibson Collection.
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Landscapes from the C19th Northumberland landscape photographer John Pattison Gibson, an exhibition developed by Isabella Jedrzejczyk in the early 1980s.