Godwin Photo 5/179(1)

Genre: Portrait Photography

Correspondence 1974-87; several letters and postcards from Doris Lessing dating from 1974-85, often talking about her positive reaction to the prints. The remaining communication is with Swallow Press.

Twenty-three 35 mm and square format contact sheets taken during three separate sittings: 1974 (film numbers 2137, 2138, 2139); 1980 (film numbers 4581, 4588 (square format), 4595 (square format), 4596 (square format), 4597, 4598, 4612 (2 copies), 4618 (2 copies), 4619 (2 copies)); 1982 (film numbers 5426, 5429, 5430, 5431, 5432, 5433, 5434 (square format), 5435 (square format), 5436 (square format), 5437 (square format), un-numbered contact sheet of shots of Lessing's cat.)

1 colour slide.

170 loose prints: 1974 session: 2137-1-7a (114 x 150), (124 x 172); 2137-1-7 (100 x 126); 2137-3-17 (126 x 101); 2137-4-19a (124 x 101); 2137-4-20a (125 x 101); 2137-4-22a (125 x 103); 2137-5-28a (101 x 127); 2137-5-30a (102 x 127); 2137-6-33a (103 x 125); 2137-6-34a (100 x 125); 2138-1-11a (89 x 127), (128 x 178); 2138-2-5a (88 x 126), (113 x 153, 2 copies); 2138-4-27a (88 x 127), (128 x 176); 2138-4-28a (93 x 127); 2138-5-17a (88 x 127); 2139-3-14a (96 x 112), (114 x 153), (125 x 177); 2139-3-15a (127 x 101); 2139-3-17a (100 x 127); 2139-3-18a (127 x 103); 2139-4-21a (125 x 102), (153 x 114), (151 x 113); 2139-5-27a (101 x 126); 2139-6-31a (100 x 125); 2139-6-34a (127 x 178); 2139-6-35 (103 x 125); 2139-6-36a (124 x 177, 2 copies).

1980 session: 4581-33 (178 x 127 mm, 4 copies); 4588-2 (204 x 153 mm); 4595-6 (204 x 153 mm) 2 copies; 4595-5 (cropped version) (113 x 100/103, 2 copies); 4595-3-9 (204 x 153 mm 13 copies), (303 x 237 mm); 4597-3-17a (178 x 127 mm, 2 copies); 4598-1-9a (178 x 127 mm); 4598-10a (178 x 127 mm); 4598-4-28a (178 x 127 mm, 2 copies); 4598-5-31a (178 x 127 mm); 4617-1-28 (178 x 127 mm, 2 copies); 4617-2-19 (178 x 127 mm, 2 copies); 4617-2-21 (178 x 127 mm, 3 copies); 4617-3-15 (178 x 127 mm, 2 copies); 4617-3-18 (178 x 127 mm); 4617-4/10 (178 x 127 mm); 4618-1-38 (178 x 127 mm); 4618-1-39 (178 x 127 mm); 4618-4-22 (178 x 127 mm, 2 copies); 4618-4-23 (178 x 127 mm); 4618-6-14 (178 x 127 mm, 2 copies); 4618-7-8 (178 x 127 mm); 4619-2-33 (178 x 127 mm, 3 copies); 4619-3-40 (178 x 127 mm, 3 copies); 4619-5-6 (178 x 127 mm).

1982 session: Photographs (6x4) 1982 sent to Doris Lessing for approval, so several are marked with ‘D’s: 5426-2-12; 5426-4-22; 5426-4-23; 5426-6-30; 5429-1-2; 5429-3-9; 5430-1-3; 5430-2-6 (2 copies); 5430-3-7; 5430-4-12 (2 copies); 5431-2-11a; 5431-3-15a (2 copies); 5431-6-29a (2 copies); 5432-3-15a D; 5432-4-21a (2 copies); 5432-4-22a; 5433-4-22a; 5433-6-28a; 5434-2-4; 5434-4-11; 5435-1-2; 5435-3-10; 5435-3-11; 5435-4-12; 5436-1-1; 5436-1-2; 5436-1-3; 5436-2-4; 5436-3-9; 5437-1-1; 5437-1-2; 5437-2-5; 5437-3-1; 5437-4-12. Other prints from 1982: 5426-2-12 (178 x 127 mm, 2 copies); 5430-1-3 (178 x 127 mm, 2 copies); 5431-6-29a (178 x 127 mm, 2 copies); 5432-3-15a (178 x 127 mm, 2 copies); 5432-4-21a (178 x 127 mm, 2 copies); 5433-6-28a (178 x 127 mm, 3 copies); 5434-2-4 (178 x 127 mm, 3 copies); 5434-4-4 (204 x 153 mm, 2 copies); 5435-3-11 (204 x 153 mm); 5435-4-12 (204 x 153 mm); 5436-1-1 (204 x 153 mm, 3 copies, one signed by FG); 5436-1-3 (204 x 153 mm, 3 copies); 5436-2-4 (204 x 153 mm); 5436-5-4 (204 x 153 mm); 5437-2-5 (204 x 153 mm).