Vaughan Grylls

rdf:langString Vaughan Grylls

rdf:langString Vaughan Grylls

rdf:langString Vaughan Grylls

rdf:langString Newark, Nottinghamshire

rdf:langString May 2022

rdf:langString British

rdf:langString Artist, author

rdf:langString primary source

rdf:langString Collage/joiner photography

rdf:langString Vaughan Grylls is a British artist, photographer, and author. Known for his fine art photography and sculptures, Grylls first received recognition for his 1960s pun-sculptures and, later, for his 1980s photography and panoramic photo collages. Grylls was the director of Kent Institute of Art & Design before co-founding the University College for the Creative Arts at Canterbury, Epsom, Farnham, Maidstone & Rochester. He has work in various public collections including the National Library of Wales and University College London. Initially trained as a sculptor, Grylls began creating photo collages in 1977. Some of his notable panoramic works include The Wailing Wall, Jerusalem (1979), Site of the Assassination of JFK (1980), and Britain Through the Looking Glass (1984). Additionally, Grylls has authored seven books in the Then and Now series - Oxford Then and Now (2009), Cambridge Then and Now (2011), Singapore Then and Now (2016) Hong Kong Then and Now (2016) Shanghai Then and Now (2017), The Old West Then and Now (2019), London Then and Now (2020) and was photographer for Hollywood Then and Now (2013).