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Ward-Perkins, J. B. (John Bryan), 1912-1981 (British archaeologist and architectural historian)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1912 - 1981

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

British School at Rome Air Photograph Collection

 Fonds

British School at Rome Air Photograph Collection

Reference number: PA-APH
Abstract

The Air Photograph Collection, known as RAF Collection, is now deposited at the Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo e la Documentazione (ICCD), Aerofototeca Nazionale.

Dates: 1943 - 1945

John Bryan Ward-Perkins Photograph Collection

 Sub-Fonds

John Bryan Ward-Perkins Photograph Collection

Reference number: PA-JBWP
Abstract

This extraordinary collection of approximately 50,000 items (prints and negatives) includes John Bryan Ward-Perkins' own photographs as well as those of other contributors.

Dates: 1946 - 1974

Photographs Series, 1938 - 1947, bulk: 1940 - 1946

 Series

Photographs Series, 1938 - 1947, bulk: 1940 - 1946

Reference number: WDA-PHP
Scope and Contents

The War Damage photographs consists of gelatin silver photographic prints taken or collected by John Bryan Ward-Perkins on behalf of the Allied Military Government, Division of Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives (MFA&A), as Director of the Sub-Commission for Italy, to document damage to Italian monuments caused by bombing throughout Italy during World War II.

Dates: 1938 - 1947; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1946