Not on display

Puzzling Problem

Photograph
1984 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Black and white photograph, mounted on card, depicting a girl sitting at a school desk, in a classroom of children. She is looking at a piece of paper on the table, and holding a pencil to her mouth as if in deep thought.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePuzzling Problem (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Gelatin silver print, mounted onto thick card
Brief description
'Puzzling Problem', Black and white photograph mounted on card, by John Heywood, 1985
Physical description
Black and white photograph, mounted on card, depicting a girl sitting at a school desk, in a classroom of children. She is looking at a piece of paper on the table, and holding a pencil to her mouth as if in deep thought.
Dimensions
  • Width: 510mm
  • Height: 410mm
Style
Production typeLimited edition
Credit line
Given by John Heywood
Object history
Most of the large collection of photographs acquired in 2013, B.5 to 162-2013, were printed for display in an exhibition at the Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood, called 'Childhood, Inward and Outward Views' (16 May to 15 July 1990). John Heywood continued to develop his project to document the lives of contemporary children, and has subsequently added to the original collection of prints.
Subject depicted
Place depicted
Collection
Accession number
B.95-2013

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Record createdJune 4, 2013
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