Alastair Thain
Alastair Thain (born 1961) is a German-born photographer. His portraits were published in 1991 as Skin Deep, and many are held in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Alastair Thain
- Born
- 1961
- Occupation
- photographer
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Alastair Thain (born 1961) is a German-born photographer. His portraits were published in 1991 as Skin Deep, and many are held in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London.
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Early life and education
Early life and education
Thain was born in Düsseldorf, Germany and studied at the London College of Printing.
Solo exhibitions or with one other person
Solo exhibitions or with one other person
• Edge of Madness – Sarajevo a City and Its People Under Siege, Royal Festival Hall, London, 1997. With Tom Stoddart. • Marines: Portraits by Alastair Thain, externally, Imperial War Museum North, Manchester, 2009
Group exhibitions
Group exhibitions
• How We Are: Photographing Britain, Tate Britain, London, 2007. Co-curated by Susan Bright and Val Williams.
Publications
• Skin Deep: The Portraits of Alastair Thain. Viking, 1991.. With an essay by Jane Withers. • Edge of Madness: Sarajevo, a city and its people under siege. London: Royal Festival Hall, 1997. With Tom Stoddart.
Collections
Thain's work is held in the following permanent collection: • National Portrait Gallery, London: 23 portrait prints (as of 30 November 2021)
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- 1.Melissa Denes on Alastair Thain's images. The Guardian. 7 January 2006.
- 2.Out of the past. The Guardian. 4 February 2006.
- 3.Alastair Thain - National Portrait Gallery. www.npg.org.uk.
- 4.War cries. The Independent. 10 April 1997.
- 5.Alastair Thain's best photograph: Joseph Beuys close to death. The Guardian. 27 September 2018.
- 6.Powerful beyond words. The Independent. 21 April 1997.
- 7.Anguished faces of the Armed Forces. Esquire. 17 July 2009.
- 8.Commandos stripped bare - Manchester Evening News. 12 January 2013.
- 9.How We Are: Photographing Britain: Room 6: 1990–2007. Tate.
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