Vernacular photograph
Photograph
c.1930s-1950s (photographed)
c.1930s-1950s (photographed)
Black and white photograph of a woman wearing a trouser suit, holding her right hand up at face height and holding a camera in her left hand, elbow crooked. The woman is photographed from behind, featuring her back and the back of her head, althoug the camera's front faces the viewer. There are shadows on the floor; one for the female subject and the other perhaps that of the photographer. There are cars in the background on the right hand side and another female figure to the left.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Gelatin silver print |
| Brief description | Vernacular photograph of a woman holding up her right hand and holding a camera in her left, taken from behind. Photographer unknown, c.1930s-50s. Gelatin silver print, from the collection of Peter Cohen, given as part of a group of 50 photographs featuring cameras. |
| Physical description | Black and white photograph of a woman wearing a trouser suit, holding her right hand up at face height and holding a camera in her left hand, elbow crooked. The woman is photographed from behind, featuring her back and the back of her head, althoug the camera's front faces the viewer. There are shadows on the floor; one for the female subject and the other perhaps that of the photographer. There are cars in the background on the right hand side and another female figure to the left. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Verso:
Right-centre: '028' stamped in black ink |
| Gallery label | Unknown Photographers
American and European vernacular
photographs
About 1910–60
As this selection of snapshots demonstrates, the
camera has proved to be an irresistible subject
for generations of amateur photographers. These
photographs of people holding cameras or in the
act of taking photographs attest to the broad
social appeal of the camera for much of the 20th
century.
Gelatin silver prints and C-type prints
Given by the American Friends of the V&A through the generosity
of Peter Cohen
Museum nos. LOAN:AMERICANFRIENDS.710:1 to 50-2015(23/7/2016-5/3/2017) |
| Credit line | Lent by the American Friends of the V&A through the generosity of Peter Cohen |
| Object history | From the collection of Peter Cohen. Given as part of a group of 50 photographs featuring cameras. |
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| Accession number | LOAN:AMERICANFRIENDS.710:32-2015 |
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| Record created | January 6, 2016 |
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