pastmalebeauty:Eric Keast Burke (New Zealand, Australia 1896 – 1974)Photo 1 - Composition (Man
pastmalebeauty:Eric Keast Burke (New Zealand, Australia 1896 – 1974)Photo 1 - Composition (Man with scythe) - 1940Photo 2 - Labour - 1940Keast Burke was a professional photographer, journalist and historian of photography. Born in New Zealand, he arrived in Australia in 1904 and settled in Sydney with his family. After serving in the Middle East during World War I, Burke was made associate editor (under his father Walter Burke) of the Australasian Photo-Review. His career progressed, and included photographic discoveries, and award. From 1961 to 1969 Burke was editor and art director of Australian Popular Photography. He was also a consultant to the National Library of Australia and promoted the institution’s acquisition and preservation of historic photographs.From a contemporary perspective, his images of men at play and at work are unusual in their juxtaposition of animate and inanimate elements. These photographs reflect the ideals and imperatives of the context in which Burke was working, specifically Australian society’s veneration of healthy athletic bodies and lifestyles during the mid-20th century. -- source link