'AN AWKWARD SHOT'

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Artist/Maker	Brooking, Alec Richard (FRPS) (photographer)
Place of origin	Wellingborough (photographed)

Black and white photograph of landscape proportions, mounted within a window mount of grey card but with the edges visible. The image shows a youth playing or practising snooker, aiming the cue ball at a group of red balls: he has short straight hair cut in a fringe, and is wearing a white sports shirt with short sleeves.

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Categories	Sport Photographs Children & Childhood
Object type	Photograph
Title	'AN AWKWARD SHOT' (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Photographic paper on card Photographic Paper Card Photography
Brief description	Black and white photographer (snooker play) by Alec Brooking; British, 1975-1985
Physical description	Black and white photograph of landscape proportions, mounted within a window mount of grey card but with the edges visible. The image shows a youth playing or practising snooker, aiming the cue ball at a group of red balls: he has short straight hair cut in a fringe, and is wearing a white sports shirt with short sleeves.
Dimensions	(image only) height: 30.3cm (image only) width: 40.6cm (mount) height: 34.9cm (mount) width: 44.7cm
Marks and inscriptions	'AN AWKWARD SHOT'/ ALEC BROOKING (Label; upper left corner of mount back; writing; ink)
Credit line	Given by Mrs Margaret Brooking
Object history	The photograph was taken by Alec Brooking during his career as teacher/ headmaster in Welingborough, Northamptonshire
Production	Reason For Production: Private
Subject depicted	Children (People by Age Group)
Collection	Young V&A Collection
Accession number	B.37-1998

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Record created	January 18, 1999
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O10022/an-awkward-shot-photograph-brooking-alec-richard/

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