The Author:
Lawrence Brane Siddall
Born
in China
where his father was a medical missionary, Lawrence Siddall grew up in Oberlin,
Ohio. He is a 1952 graduate of Oberlin
College and holds advanced degrees from the University
of Connecticut and the University
of Massachusetts. A retired psychotherapist, he lives in Amherst, Massachusetts.
There are many references in Lawrence Siddall's memoir
that reflect his interest in photography. While photographs are not included in his book, he has posted
on this website a selection of photographs taken during his two years in Poland.
The author had his first photography exhibit in 2003. The following is taken from his exhibition statement:
"Photography and
travel have been an important part of my life since 1954 when I arrived in Munich, Germany with the U.S. Army. Of all my photographs, the ones I find most appealing are of people.
This exhibit is a selection of 29 photographs taken in eight foreign countries from 1956 to 2002.
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"Most of the subjects were strangers,
people I stopped on the street. Often I had little time to ask permission, get a pose and snap the shutter. If I knew enough
of the local language I usually succeeded in having a brief conversation. A few of the subjects I knew personally.
In selecting these images I chose those which I was most drawn to because of an expression,
a certain pose, and the composition."
In recent years the author's travels have
taken him to Central
America, Mexico and China.
Siddall's memoir also reveals his interest
in art history. Since returning from Poland he has pursued this interest
by serving as a volunteer at the Mount Holyoke
College Art Museum in South Hadley, Massachusetts.
In addition, he has written an article about Pre-Raphaelite artists in mid-19th century England entitled, "The Sad, Short Life of Elizabeth Siddal,
Pre-Raphaelite Artist and Model." It was published in the British journal, The Review of the Pre-Raphaelite Society, Autumn 2002.
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