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Jem Southam

born 1950

Les Petites Dalles 2005
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Biography

Jem Southam (born 1950) is a British landscape photographer and educator. He has had solo exhibitions at Tate St Ives, the Victoria and Albert Museum, The Lowry, and the Royal West of England Academy.

Southam's work is held in the collections of the British Council; UK Government Art Collection; J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam; Science Museum Group, UK; Tate, UK; and the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

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Artworks

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  • Brampford Speke

    Jem Southam
    1996, printed 2003
  • Brampford Speke

    Jem Southam
    1998, printed 2003
  • March 2000

    Jem Southam
    2000, printed 2003
  • December 2000

    Jem Southam
    2000, printed 2003
  • January 2001

    Jem Southam
    2001, printed 2003
  • February 2001

    Jem Southam
    2001, printed 2003
  • Clevedon, Blind Yeo, 16th January

    Jem Southam
    2000
  • Rye Harbour, River Rother, 1 April

    Jem Southam
    1999
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