Charlie Meecham
, British, b.1950
Title
North Dean, 1998Date2003
MediumIlfochrome
Dimensions
30.3 × 35.6 cm
Signedon verso, lower left: Charlie Meecham
Credit LinePresented, Zelda Cheatle, 2024
Object numberNGI.2024.71.18
DescriptionCharlie Meecham is a British photographer who documents the changing nature of human intervention on urban and natural environments. In contrast to conventional black and white documentary photography, his use of vivid colour gives his images a sense of edginess. When he began working in the 1970s, he used colour transparency while his contemporaries worked with 35mm black and white negative film. The British woodlands is a recurring theme in Meecham’s work, as seen in this image inspired by North Dean Wood in Yorkshire. This image is part of a portfolio of 30 photographs published by Zelda Cheatle in 2003 to celebrate 15 years of exhibitions in her London gallery. The artists included in this collection reflect Cheatle’s aim to highlight the work of important twentieth century photographers while at the same time exhibiting and supporting emerging artists. The photographs range from digital prints to silver gelatin prints and cyanotypes.
Inscriptionon verso, lower centre: North Dean
on verso, lower right: 24/60
ProvenancePresented, Zelda Cheatle, 2024Exhibition HistoryZelda Cheatle Gallery , London, 2003