Our Studio Was the World

Julia Winckler; Terry  Dennett; Jo  Spence; John  Bowden

Our Studio Was the World

Julia Winckler (Editor)
, Terry Dennett
, Jo Spence
, John Bowden

Research output: Book/Report › Book - edited › peer-review

Abstract

In 1974, Terry Dennett and Jo Spence began working together for the first time, making repeated visits to 'illegal' Gypsy and Traveller sites in and around London. They got to know the people who lived there, documenting their lives in both sound and image. This new publication makes this powerful and still strikingly relevant work accessible to a new audience, with newly scanned (and in some cases newly discovered) images and previously unpublished texts.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Edinburgh
Publisher	MuseumsEtc
Number of pages	181
Volume	1
ISBN (Print)	9781912528592
Publication status	Published - 2025

Publication series

Name	Photography Collection
Publisher	Museumsetc.
Volume	1

Bibliographical note

This is the first volume of a trilogy of publications for which I am the series advisory editor.

Keywords

Documentary Photography
Terry Dennett
Jo Spence
Traveller sites
London

Access to Document

https://museumsetc.com/products/our-studio-was-the-world#full-description

1 Oral presentation

'This is a History Lesson': celebrating the work of Jo Spence and Terry Dennett
Winckler, J. (Presenter), di Bello , P. (Presenter), Read , S. (Presenter) & Farnell , G. (Presenter)
15 Jun 2026
Activity: External talk or presentation › Oral presentation

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Our Studio Was the World

Abstract

Publication series

Bibliographical note

Keywords

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Activities

'This is a History Lesson': celebrating the work of Jo Spence and Terry Dennett

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