'Untitled', from the series 'On a Good Day'
Photograph
1975 (made)
1975 (made)
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Vanderberg has worked as a commercial photographer - in fashion, editorial and advertising - but since the 1950s his own personal pictures have been made on the streets. His work has become an ongoing document of youth subcultures and fashion, its subjects presenting themselves head on to the camera with ease and confidence.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Gelatin-silver print |
| Brief description | Photograph by Al Vandenberg, 'Untitled' [girl holding tape recorder], 1975, London, gelatin-silver print |
| Physical description | Black and white photograph with a young girl holding a tape recorder. |
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| Credit line | Purchased through the Cecil Beaton Royalties Fund |
| Summary | Vanderberg has worked as a commercial photographer - in fashion, editorial and advertising - but since the 1950s his own personal pictures have been made on the streets. His work has become an ongoing document of youth subcultures and fashion, its subjects presenting themselves head on to the camera with ease and confidence. |
| Bibliographic reference | Making & unmaking. Olowu, Duro. London : Ridinghouse : Camden Arts Centre, 2016.
Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at the Camden Arts Centre, London, 19 June - 18 September 2016.
Includes interview of Duro Olowu by Glenn Ligon. |
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| Accession number | E.437-2006 |
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| Record created | January 30, 2007 |
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