Val Williams

Val Williams is a British curator and author who has become an authority on British photography. She is the Professor of the History and Culture of Photography at the London College of Communication, part of the University of the Arts London, and was formerly the Curator of Exhibitions and Collections at the Hasselblad Center.

Williams has curated the work of Martin Parr and also the influential Tate Britain show How We Are: Photographing Britain. She has also written on the representation of women, and work by women photographers. Her photographic archive is held at the Library of Birmingham.

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Williams (Cambridge University cricketer)

Williams (first name and dates unknown) was an English first-class cricketer associated with Cambridge University who was active in the 1820s. He is recorded in two matches, totalling 3 runs with a highest score of 3 not out.

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Williams (surname)

Williams is a patronymic form of the name William that originated in medieval England and Wales and later came to be extremely common in Wales. The meaning is derived from son or descendant of William, the Northern French form that also gave the English name William. Derived from an Old French given name with Germanic elements; will = desire, will; and helm = helmet, protection. It is the second most common surname in New Zealand; third most common in Wales and the United States and fourth most common in Australia.

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Val

Val is a variant of the feminine given name Valerie or the masculine given name Valentine.

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Valë

Valë is a village in the former municipality of Vendreshë in Berat County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Skrapar.

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Val (Tábor District)

Val is a village and municipality (obec) in Tábor District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.

The municipality covers an area of 16.37 square kilometres (6.32 sq mi), and has a population of 227 (as at 28 August 2006).

Val lies approximately 33 kilometres (21 mi) south of Tábor, 28 km (17 mi) north-east of České Budějovice, and 109 km (68 mi) south of Prague.

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