William Crooke (photographer)
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William Crooke was a professional photographer with a studio in Edinburgh
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One of his subjects, Maude Hellman, commented, "He worked quickly and seemed interested in getting simple results in a striking way, however. He has a trick of uttering half stifled exclamations of approval when he gets a pose that pleases him."
Crooke was an active member of The Photographic Convention of the United Kingdom
(PCUK) and was elected its president for 1899.
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
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Two of the best-known portrait photographers in England [sic Britain], William Crooke of Edinburgh and Walter Barnett of London sailed on December 17 for a six weeks' tour of the United States, during which they plan to visit some of the leading professionals of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Pittsburg, St Louis, Chicago, Milwaukee, Niagara Falls, Buffalo, Rochester, Boston, and other places.
These gentlemen were asked by some of their American friends to bring collections of their portrait work.
Accordingly, Mr Crooke will have with him about sixty of his large pictures, made within the last few years, many of which have been shown at the exhibitions of the Royal Photographic SocietyRoyal Photographic SocietyThe Royal Photographic Society is the world's oldest national photographic society. It was founded in London, United Kingdom in 1853 as The Photographic Society of London with the objective of promoting the Art and Science of Photography...
and the Salon.
One of his subjects, Maude Hellman, commented, "He worked quickly and seemed interested in getting simple results in a striking way, however. He has a trick of uttering half stifled exclamations of approval when he gets a pose that pleases him."
Crooke was an active member of The Photographic Convention of the United Kingdom
Photographic Convention of the United Kingdom
The Photographic Convention of United Kingdom was founded in 1886 and held its first convention in the city of Derby, England in August of that year.The founding members were a mixture of professional photographers and wealthy amateurs...
(PCUK) and was elected its president for 1899.
External links
- William Crooke — Edinburgh Photographic Society (EPS), official website, edited by Peter Stubbs
- London Salon of Photography — official website