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Visual Culture Slides

In the early days of the Amber Collective, members took on paid work for colleges and broadcasters, and generated businesses, sharing the income amongst the group to allow them take their artistic practice forward. In 1972 Amber launched the Lambton Visual Aids slide library, producing sets of transparencies for Higher Education.

This imagery, created to illustrate potential lectures on a host of subjects, included copies of historical works and original slides alongside new images which included projects on: urban architecture, fairground arts, Blackpool Illuminations, shop fronts and other topics.

In addition to the images from the the Amber Film & Photography Collective, other photographers were commissioned to develop sets of slides in international topics under Lambton Visual Aids. 

The Ashington Group I

The Ashington Group I

Visual Culture

A group of Ashington Miners were encouraged to paint about their own lives and experiences by their W.E.A. art class tutor Robert Lyon. The group first met in 1934. This selection of work was developed between then and 1983. The work was seen extensively in Europe and toured China in 1983 as the first ever tour of British artists organsised by the British Council (*with BYKER by Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen).
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The Ashington Group III

The Ashington Group III

Visual Culture

A group of Ashington Miners were encouraged to paint about their own lives and experiences by their W.E.A. art class tutor Robert Lyon. The group first met in 1934. This selection of work was developed between then and 1983. The work was seen extensively in Europe and toured China in 1983 as the first ever tour of British artists organsised by the British Council (*with BYKER by Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen).
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The Instructive Picture Book

The Instructive Picture Book

Visual Culture

A selection of brightly coloured engravings of animals, birds, fishes, vegetation, etc, from THE INSTRUCTIVE PICTURE BOOK, Edmonston & Douglas, 1872.
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The International Exhibition, 1862 II

The International Exhibition, 1862 II

Visual Culture

A selection of chromolithic plates from MASTERPIECES OF INDUSTRIAL ART & SCULPTURE AT THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1862, Day & Son. A cross-section of furniture, textiles, ceramics, glassware, etc
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The International Exhibition, 1862 III

The International Exhibition, 1862 III

Visual Culture

A selection of chromolithic plates from MASTERPIECES OF INDUSTRIAL ART & SCULPTURE AT THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1862, Day & Son. A cross-section of furniture, textiles, ceramics, glassware, etc.
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Theaker & Goble

Theaker & Goble

Visual Culture

Illustrations from two versions of THE WATER BABIES by Charles Kingsley – Harry Theaker’s and Warwick Goble’s. Ward, Lock & Co, c 1936 (Theaker); MacMillan & Co, 1912 (Goble)
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Tobler Cards

Tobler Cards

Visual Culture

Four sets with six cards per set, from chocolate manufacturer Tobler’s series of advertising give-away cards, c 1910. Featuring TOM THUMB, ROBINSON CRUSOE and FAIRY TALES (2 sets). Like the cards in LVB 2000, the Tobler cards incorporate their brand-image into the overall design.
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Tony Sarg

Tony Sarg

Visual Culture

Illustrations from THE COCK, THE MOUSE AND THE LITTLE RED HEN, Grant Richards, 1907.
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USA Gas Stations & Stores

USA Gas Stations & Stores

Visual Culture

A selection of studies taken in America in 1972 of American rural gas stations and grocery stores. Locations include Pickens (West Virginia), Green Mountain (North Carolina), Olviedo (Florida) and others.
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USA Wooden Houses

USA Wooden Houses

Visual Culture

A selection of architectural studies of rural domestic dwellings – box houses and shacks, c late C19th to early C20th – photographed in America in 1972. Locations include Red Star (Arkansas), Norman (Oklahoma), Cripple Creek (Colorado) and others.
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