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Photograph - Singer, Pickering Steam Rally, North Yorkshire
  • Singer, Pickering Steam Rally, North Yorkshire
    Grierson, Robin, born 1962
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Singer, Pickering Steam Rally, North Yorkshire

  • Object:

    Photograph

  • Place of origin:

    Pickering, England (photographed)

  • Date:

    ca. 2000 (photographed)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Grierson, Robin, born 1962 (photographer)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    C-type print

  • Credit Line:

    Purchased from the Sir Cecil Beaton Fund 2003

  • Museum number:

    E.3011-2004

  • Gallery location:

    Prints & Drawings Study Room, level H, case PX, shelf 2, box 4

  • Image in copyright

Robin Grierson has been photographing steam fairs throughout the UK since the late 1990s, having turned to photography from his previous job as a garage fitter. This series documents the community of steam rally enthusiasts and brings together his knowledge of engineering and photography. The image of a woman singing before a steam-powered organ encapsulates the balance in his photographs between nostalgia and contemporary recreation.

Physical description

Photograph of a woman standing on a stage and singing.

Place of Origin

Pickering, England (photographed)

Date

ca. 2000 (photographed)

Artist/maker

Grierson, Robin, born 1962 (photographer)

Materials and Techniques

C-type print

Dimensions

Height: 20 cm, Width: 16 cm

Descriptive line

Photograph, 'Singer, Pickering Steam Rally, North Yorkshire', by Robin Grierson, ca, 2000

Exhibition History

Something that I'll Never Really See: Contemporary Photography from the V&A (Cartwright Hall, Bradford 24/01/2009-19/03/2009)
Something that I'll Never Really See: Contemporary Photography from the V&A (Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, Coventry 16/09/2008-11/01/2009)
Something that I'll Never Really See: Contemporary Photography from the V&A (Hatton Gallery, Newcastle 27/06/2008-21/08/2008)
Something that I'll Never Really See: Contemporary Photography from the V&A (Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery 03/05/2008-15/06/2008)
Something that I'll Never Really See: Contemporary Photography from the V&A (artsdepot, Finchley, London 24/01/2008-31/03/2008)
Something that I'll Never Really See: Contemporary Photography from the V&A (Sainsbury Centre, Norwich 01/05/2007-24/06/2007)

Labels and date

Robin Grierson has been photographing steam fairs throughout the UK since the late 1990s, having turned to photography from his previous job as a garage fitter. This series documents the community of steam rally enthusiasts and brings together Grierson's knowledge of engineering and photography. His tenderly observed images encapsulate the balance in his photographs between nostalgia and contemporary recreation. [2008-2009]

Categories

Photographs

Collection code

PDP

Qr_O101677
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