Val Wilmer

Val Wilmer

Valerie Sybil Wilmer (born 7 December 1941 in Harrogate, England) is a British photographer and writer specialising in jazz and British African-Caribbean culture.

A contributor over the years to "Melody Maker", "Down Beat" (she was its UK correspondent 1966-70)), "The Wire" and other publications. She has also contributed obituaries on musicians to "The Guardian".

Her photographs have been exhibited at the Victoria and Albert Museum (1973) [cite web|publisher=Victoria and Albert Museum|title =V&A Exploring Photography: Val Wilmer| url =http://www.vam.ac.uk/vastatic/microsites/photography/photographerframe.php?photographerid=ph064 | accessdate = 2008-07-11 ] and are included in the National Portrait Gallery collection [cite web|publisher=National Portrait Gallery |title =Dusty Springfield by Val Wilmer| url =http://www.npg.org.uk/live/search/portrait.asp?LinkID=mp61039&rNo=0&role=art | accessdate = 2008-07-11 ] .

Wilmer's books includes "Jazz People" (1970), "As Serious as Your Life" (1977, new edition 1999) and "Mama Said There'd Be Days Like This: My Life in the Jazz World" (1989), an autobiography which also details her progression from Heterosexuality to lesbianism.

Val Wilmer's brother is the poet and writer Clive Wilmer.

References

*Barry Kernfeld (ed) "The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz", 1988 [1994] , entry on Wilmer by Robert Gannon, p1299


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