Whitby Photographer Sutcliffe
His father was a printer by trade but also a keen amateur photographer.
Whitby photographer sutcliffe. He was the son of thomas sutcliffe an artist lecturer and art critic. In 1871 the family moved to whitby and it was here that frank took up photography. See frank meadow sutcliffes medals here see sutcliffes original whole plate camera here see frank sutcliffes biography here see photographs of whitby by michael shaw here secure payments using debitcredit card are made through paypal at checkout please note after 60 years our gallery in whitby has now closed. Francis meadow frank sutcliffe 6 october 1853 31 may 1941 was an english pioneering photographic artist whose work presented an enduring record of life in the seaside town of whitby england and surrounding areas in the late victorian era and early 20th century.
Francis meadow sutcliffe also known as frank was born in 1853 in headingley leeds and was the eldest of 8 children. However in a catalogue list of photographic studies by frank meadow sutcliffe dating from around 1900 sutcliffe gave the above title to this image. The location of this photograph was the garden of an old cottage in the grounds of mulgrave castle the home of the marquis and marchioness of normanby approximately four miles from whitby. Frank meadow sutcliffe was born in leeds in 1853 just 14 years after the birth of photography.
Francis meadow sutcliffe was a pioneering photographic artist.