An Athletics Compendium

Photography L 374 - 384 Photography 374 The sportfolio: portraits and biographies of her es and heroines of sport & pasdme. London: Newnes, 1896. 140p; illus BL: Cup.l253.d.l8 High-quality studio portraits of fifteen athletes, with biographies, among them Bacon, Bradley, Bredin, Crossland, Dixon, Sturgesasnd Thomas. Also includes good shots Cof. B. Fry as a cricketer, andCaotford and Herne Hill tracks. 375 The human figurein motion: an electrophotographic investigation of consecutive phasesmoufscular actions / Eadweard Muybridge. London: Chapman & Hall, 1901. 280p; illus BL: Tab.443.b.l Muybridge (IBSO-ISCM-) was a pioneer in the photography of animal and human movement. The series, most of which show consecutive phases of movement simultaneously from two or three viewpoints, includes athletes race walking, starting, running, high and long jumping and putting. Full descriptions of each series are given. Of particular interest to the athletics historian are the sequences on the standing jumps. 376 Athletes in action/ F. A. M. Webster. London: Shaw, 1931. 304p; illus BL: 07912.e.63 This book of outstanding action photographs was certainly thebest ofits kindpublished to that time. There is a fine stroboscopisoequence of Earl Thomson and some equally goosdingle shots Hoafrold Osbom. Possibly thebest photos are ofthe Australianlong jumper DrHonner performinga ZVz hitch-kick, showing a massive backward rotation otfhe trunk, and a shot of Charlie Hoff, the Norwegian pole-vaulter of the twenties, showingcalear 'fly-away' finish technique. ^ Subsequent ed. L378 377 Girl athletes in action/ F. A. M.Webster. London: Shaw, 1934. 208p; illus BL: D At this point, British competitive women's athletics had existed for little more than a decade, and Webster's worwk as thereforewell ahead of its time, and liberal in its approach. 378 Athletes in action/ F. A. M. Webster.Rev. ed. London: Shaw, 1941. 318p; illus BL: 7917.a.l0 ^ Previous ed. L376 379 Track and field / Tony Duffy; colour photographs by Tony Duffy, All-Sport LimiteHd.ove: Wayland, 1980. 64p; illus; index ISBN: 0-85340-777-0 BL;X.629/14648 380 Great action photography / edited by Bryn Campbell. London: Ebury, 1983. 160p; illus; index ISBN: 0-85223-325-6 BL:X.421/25137 An extensive interview by the editor with each photographer precedes a selection of his best work. Athletics is featured in the portfolios of all eight photographers: Erich Baumann, Tony Duffy, Gerry Cranham, FredJoch, NeilLeifer, Walter looss jr, Chris Smith andAndy Hayt. 381 Winning women: the changing image of women in sport / photographs by Tony Duffy; text by Paul Wade; additional research by Gordon Richards and Katherine Arnold. London: Queen An1n9e8,3. 156p; illus ISBN: 0-356-09493-6 BL:X.622/16725 Contains nineteenphotographs wofomen athletes. 382 Sports photography/ Steve Powell & Tony Duffy in as ociation with KeithNelson; foreword by Daley Thompson. London: Batsfo1r9d8,4. 167p; illus; index ISBN: 0-7134-3740-5 BL:X.622/22918 Based on the experiences AIoIf-5port photographers, this fine work contains many examples drawn from their coverage of athleticTsh.e decathlon world record holder, Daley Thompson, is featurepdrominently. 383 Eamonn McCabe: photographe/r with textby Simon Barnes; with forewordby Edward Lucie-Smith. London: Kingswood, 1987. xxii, 88p; chiefly illus ISBN; 0-434-98110-9 BL:LB.31.b.3489 A sparkling collection of black and white work, split between sport and landscapes. The former include twelve track foireld subjects. Barnes describes a shot from the 198>4 Olymp1ic500m: 'Isthows Ovett on the brink of collapse, and an uncanny moment asCram, cool and almost dainty, tutronslook atOvett with an expression ofwell-bred disdain onhis face, while Ovett crashes onto the line. Ovett looks haggard and desperate: a spent force.' 384 Sport in focus/ Chris Smith; essays by Dudley Doust, Hugh Mcllvanney, Brendan Foster, Brough Scott. London: Partridge, 1987. 1 26p; illus ISBN: 1 -85225-001-1 Although only 15black and white athletics shots are represented in this collection, they are of an exceptionally high order. The introduction is by Sebastian Coe and some text is contributed by Brendan Foster. [ 1 8 7 ]