Synopses & Reviews
Tom Hunter is a London-based photographer of international renown for his engaging, distinctive, and often provocative re-creations of Old Master paintings. In 1998 he won the John Kobal Photographic Portrait Award for A
Woman Reading a Possession Order, a beautifully crafted photograph based on a composition by the Dutch master, Johannes Vermeer (1632and#150;1675).
Featuring selections of the bold images that established Hunterand#8217;s reputation, together with new work, this book conveys the artistand#8217;s deep concern with depicting the lives of the residents of Hackney, East London, as captured in the headlines of Hunterand#8217;s local newspaper, the Hackney Gazette. These startling, sometimes tragic, stories are retold in carefully staged photographs, whose compositions are frequently derived from paintings in the National Gallery.
An essay by best-selling novelist Tracy Chevalier examines Hunterand#8217;s story-telling, while Colin Wiggins discusses the relationship between Hunterand#8217;s work and paintings in the National Gallery and elsewhere.
About the Author
Tracy Chevalier is the author of several hugely successful art-historical novels, including
Girl with a Pearl Earring,
Falling Angels, and
The Lady and the Unicorn.
Colin Wiggins is Deputy Head of Education at the National Gallery and is the co-author of
Ron Mueck and
John Virtue: London Paintings.