Harry Diamond
Harry at the Serpentine Gallery 1981
Fiona Green
Interior at Paddington
Painting by Lucian Freud
Fiona & Katie
Harry Diamond 1975
Photographer
By Fiona Green
Harry Diamond, the photographer's Photographer. I met Harry through Lucian Freud. They were good & loyal friends to me as a country blow-in from Devon.Harry was funny & irrascible,'cos he had had a terrible childhood; leaving home at 13 to find his way in the world.He was encouraged in his work by the photographer, Bruce Bernard, who kept a keen eye out for him.He photographed many famous contemporaries,like his friends Francis Bacon & Lucian Freud,but also had an archive collection of marvellous East End faces too.Nearing the end of Harry's life, I helped ensure that all his work went to the National Portrait Gallery.I took this photo in the 1980's at the Serpentine Gallery, at a show of Frank Bowling, another friend & the first black Royal Academician. The portrait of Harry below my photo is by Lucian Freud. The third photo is one Harry took of my daughter,Katie & I at the Fitzrovia Festival in 1975
Harry died 3 December 2009 aged 85
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Note : Dec 2014
It is the anniversary of Harry's death 6 years ago
We are hoping to have a major show of Harry's photographs & a book about him, so if anyone has memories they wish to share,will you please leave contact details here
December 2016
The National Portrait Gallery in London are considering curating a show of Harry's work & an author has been commissioned to write a book about him.