CfP Ordinary Beauty: The Photography of Edwin Smith (RIBA, London)

The RIBA invites papers from photographers, researchers, academics, curators and students in conjunction with the first major retrospective of the work of the British architectural photographer Edwin Smith (1912-1971) – Ordinary Beauty: The Photography of Edwin Smith. Interested participants are invited to submit a 300-word abstract, brief biography and a presentation title by no later than 31 July 2014.

Please see the website for further details http://www.architecture.com/WhatsOn/November2014/BuildingWithLightTheLegacyOfRobertElwall.aspx

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