By Sophie Louise Maden.
PORTRAITS of a host of Manchester faces from the 1940s and 50s will grace the walls of Manchester Art Gallery this month – but staff have no idea who they are.
The photographs, taken by Manchester photographer Dorothy Bohm, have left staff scratching their heads and appealing to the public for help.
They hope that people will recognise the faces in the photographs and come forward with more information to help their April 24 exhibition 'A World Observed 1940 - 2010: Photographs by Dorothy Bohm'.
The photographs were taken whilst Dorothy was a student at Manchester College of Technology before beginning her six decade-long career at Samuel Cooper Photography and creating her own studio, Studio Alexander, in Market Street.
They include portraits of every day people, from a university graduate to nurses and children.
Jennifer Boyd, a volunteer researcher at the gallery, said: “We'd be really excited to hear from anyone who can help us with our research.
“You can also check your old family photographs to see if a Studio Alexander portrait is hidden among them. Some may have the handwritten signature of Dorothy Alexander in the bottom right hand corner, and others may have Studio Alexander printed on their mount.”
Dorothy, who emigrated to England from Lithuania in 1939, now lives in London and has had an internationally renowned career.
Anybody who provides a Studio Alexander photograph will receive a free copy of the exhibition catalogue, worth £14.95, and also see the photo added to an album of prints for visitors to browse.
To look at the photographs, visit www.manchestergalleries.org/dorothybohm or send your own Studio Alexander photographs to Jennifer Boyd, c/o Exhibitions team, Manchester Art Gallery, Mosley Street, Manchester M2 3JL or email aworldobserved@googlemail.com.
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