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Tir A'Mhurain, Isle of South Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Photograph
1954 (made)
Artist/Maker
Strand, Paul (maker)
Place of origin
Scotland (photographed)

This photograph was taken by Paul Strand in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The artist provides a compelling view of life on these small islands in his various photographs of 1954, which include many portraits as well as landscapes. Here, there are several buildings visible in the distance, including one at the centre of the composition. However, the vast sky and seascape as well as the wild horses on the beach in the foreground provide the focus of the photograph.

Object details

Category
Scotland
Object type
Photograph
TitleTir A'Mhurain, Isle of South Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Delicate object, only to be handled by the mount.
Photographic Paper
Gelatin Silver Process
Brief description
gelatin silver print; 20thC; Strand Paul, Tir A'Mhurain, South Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, 1954
Physical description
Photograph by Paul Strand (American, 1890-1976) of wild horses on the beach, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, 1954.
Dimensions
  • Mount length: 57cm
  • Mount height: 46.9cm
  • Image length: 34.8cm
  • Image height: 27.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Isle of South Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Photograph 1954 by Paul Strand and print made by him' written on verso.
Gallery label
"Above all, Strand's clouds and skies had to arouse an aesthetic response, a response that signified that the world was dangerously beautiful. In [his book] Tir a'Mhurain, the people and the landscape matched each other, reflected each other, explained each other, as perhaps no other Strand group did. This was Strand's stated ambition: to interweave the elements of nature and habitation so as to evoke the rich interior life of even the simplest folk."
- Estelle Jussim
(11/09/2007-28/06/2008)
"Above all, Strand's clouds and skies had to arouse an aesthetic response, a response that signified that the world was dangerously beautiful. In [his book] Tir a'Mhurain, the people and the landscape matched each other, reflected each other, explained each other, as perhaps no other Strand group did. This was Strand's stated ambition: to interweave the elements of nature and habitation so as to evoke the rich interior life of even the simplest folk." - Estelle Jussim
Credit line
Gift of the Gordon Fraser Trust through The Art Fund
Object history
Given by the Gordon Fraser Charitable Trust through the National Art Collections Fund
Place depicted
Scotland
Summary
This photograph was taken by Paul Strand in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The artist provides a compelling view of life on these small islands in his various photographs of 1954, which include many portraits as well as landscapes. Here, there are several buildings visible in the distance, including one at the centre of the composition. However, the vast sky and seascape as well as the wild horses on the beach in the foreground provide the focus of the photograph.
Bibliographic reference
Tir a'Mhurain: The Outer Hebrides of Scotland catalogue with text by Basil Davidson and photographs by Paul Strand.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
CIRC.445-1975

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Record createdJuly 24, 2007
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O137840/tir-amhurain-isle-of-south-photograph-strand-paul/
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