Black police officer - Camden High Street, Camden Town
Photograph
1984 (photographed), 2011 (printed)
1984 (photographed), 2011 (printed)
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Photographer Norman ‘Normski’ Anderson was born in Northwest London in 1966. He was bought his first camera by his mother at an auction when he was nine years old and by the age of eighteen he was working as a freelance photographer. His photographs include a personal record of community life in Camden where he grew up. During a period in which the Metropolitan Police faced accusations of racial prejudice, Normski documented a black member of the profession.
The V&A acquired seven photographs by Normski as part of the Staying Power project. Staying Power is a five year partnership between the V&A and Black Cultural Archives. The project aims to explore black British experience from the 1950s to the 1990s through photographs acquired by the V&A and oral histories conducted by Black Cultural Archives.
The V&A acquired seven photographs by Normski as part of the Staying Power project. Staying Power is a five year partnership between the V&A and Black Cultural Archives. The project aims to explore black British experience from the 1950s to the 1990s through photographs acquired by the V&A and oral histories conducted by Black Cultural Archives.
Object details
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| Title | Black police officer - Camden High Street, Camden Town (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Gelatin silver fibre-based print |
| Brief description | Photograph by Normski, 'Black Police Officer - Camden High Street, Camden Town', gelatin silver print, London, 1984, printed 2011 |
| Physical description | A black and white photograph of a black police officer walking down a busy street, with a fruit stall and posters on the wall behind him. He is in the centre of the image walking with his arms behind his back, as he looks directly out of the frame. The posters on the wall behind him advertise concerts by bands such as Nina Hagen, Queen, Chris Rea, Killing Joke and the Kinks, as well as Poetry International '84 at the Royal Albert Hall on April 21st. |
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| Credit line | Supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. |
| Object history | The V&A acquired this photograph as part of the Staying Power project. Staying Power is a five year partnership between the V&A and Black Cultural Archives. The project aims to explore black British experience from the 1950s to the 1990s through photographs acquired by the V&A and oral histories conducted by Black Cultural Archives. |
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| Summary | Photographer Norman ‘Normski’ Anderson was born in Northwest London in 1966. He was bought his first camera by his mother at an auction when he was nine years old and by the age of eighteen he was working as a freelance photographer. His photographs include a personal record of community life in Camden where he grew up. During a period in which the Metropolitan Police faced accusations of racial prejudice, Normski documented a black member of the profession. The V&A acquired seven photographs by Normski as part of the Staying Power project. Staying Power is a five year partnership between the V&A and Black Cultural Archives. The project aims to explore black British experience from the 1950s to the 1990s through photographs acquired by the V&A and oral histories conducted by Black Cultural Archives. |
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| Accession number | E.107-2012 |
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| Record created | January 31, 2012 |
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