David Davison on Fr Browne: A Life Through the Lens

Frank Browne: A Life Through the Lens is the title of a book edited by David and Edwin Davison, published  by Yale University Press in 2014 and the basis for the magnificent exhibition of photographs taken by Fr Browne (1880-1960) on display in dlr LexIcon from August-October 2015. With wit and a sharp eye, he observed twentieth-century Ireland; life as a Jesuit priest; his experience as a passenger on the first leg of the voyage of the Titanic in 1912; his service as a chaplain in the First World War; and his later travels throughout Europe, Egypt and Australia. This talk, given by David Davison, who, with his son Edwin has been responsible for the conservation and cataloguing of more than 42,000 of Father Browne’s original negatives, gives context and background information to the life and times of one of the most significant photographers of the twentieth century. The podcast was recorded in the Studio, dlr LexIcon on Friday 11 September 2015.