thumb|right|James Ravilious, self portrait

James Ravilious (22 August 1939 – 29 September 1999), was a British photographer, who specialised in recording the rural life of north Devon.

Early life

James Ravilious was born in Eastbourne, the second son of the artists Eric Ravilious and Tirzah Garwood, and educated at Bedford School. Following the death of his father in the Second World War, in March 1944 Garwood moved her young children to Boydells Farm, near Wethersfield, Essex, then following her remarriage to Henry Swanzy to Adelaide Road, Hampstead before her death from cancer on 27 March 1951. He was then raised by John Swanzy, his stepfather's brother.

Personal life

In 1970 Ravilious married Caroline (known as Robin) Whistler, daughter of glass-engraver and poet Laurence Whistler. They had two children and collaborated on books together.

Publications

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  • Ravilious, James. Heart of the Country. London: Scolar, 1980.
  • Ravilious, James. A Corner of England: North Devon Landscapes and People. Tiverton: Devon, 1996.
  • Hamilton, Peter. An English Eye: The Photographs of James Ravilious. Tiverton: Devon, 1998. .
  • Ravilious, James. Down the Deep Lanes. Devon, 2001.
  • Ravilious, James. The Recent Past. with an Introduction by Robin Ravilious, London: Wilmington Square, 2017.
  • Ravilious, Robin. James Ravilious: a Life. London: Wilmington Square, 2017.

References

  • The Beaford Archive
  • James Ravilious: A World in Photographs, 30-minute documentary by Banyak Films 2006
  • "The History Boy": Andrew Dickson interviews Alan Bennett on Ravilious's work. The Guardian, 15 November 2007.