CHARLES CLIFFORD: BEYOND HIS MONUMENTAL WORK

By Rachel Bullough Ainscough, photography historian and PhD in Art History

Monday, December 1, 2025 at 6:30 p.m.

Pati Llimona Civic Center, Regomir Street, 3, Barcelona – 08002. (Free admission. Limited capacity).

The exhibition “Charles Clifford and the monumental record of Spain”, recently inaugurated at the Museum of the University of Navarra in Pamplona, ​​presents an exhaustive tour of the photographer’s work through the monumental views contained in the posthumous album “Álbum Monumental”, distributed in volumes (5 in total, including an Appendix) between 1863, the year of his death, and 1870.

With around 500 photographs on display, including those hanging on the walls, forming part of albums and in audiovisuals, this is the largest exhibition of Clifford’s work seen to date and establishes the photographer as one of the greats of the 19th century in Spain.

After reviewing the exhibition, Rachel Bullough will go beyond Clifford’s monumental work to focus on other lesser-known aspects of his life and work, as well as that of his wife Jane, a life that, in both cases, remains a mystery. Recent research, including the one currently being carried out, reveals new data that little by little help to fill the gaps in the bibliography and allow us to offer a more complete profile of this unique marriage.

We look forward to seeing you there!