Frederick Wilfred died in 2010, but for 60 years of his life, he took a camera with him wherever he went. In the 1950s, he worked as a chief photographer for Hawker Siddely Aviation, before opening his own camera shop, and later a commercial and portrait studio.

His archive has recently been acquired by the Museum of London, with Wildred’s son, also an avid photographer, undertaking the enormous task of ordering and scanning his father’s extensive work. His images paint a vibrant portrait of 1950s post-war London, featuring days at the lido, street sweepers going about their business and iconic images of the Battersea Power Station.

The work will be exhibited for the first time in partnership with the Museum of London and the London Festival of Photography.

EXHIBITION
London Photographs 1957-62 by Frederick Wilfred
June 16 to July 08, 2012
Museum of London
150 London Wall
London EC2Y 5HN