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The Piazza

Photograph
1923 (photographed)
Artist/Maker

Monochrome photograph mounted on card depicting two young boys in a public square, one of the boys is bending down and the other has his hands on his head. Buildings surround the square on the right of the image with two figures sat in front on a stair, and a freestanding stone archway is visible on the left of the image.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Piazza (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Carbon print
Brief description
Photograph by Alexander Keighley, 'The Piazza', carbon print, 1923
Physical description
Monochrome photograph mounted on card depicting two young boys in a public square, one of the boys is bending down and the other has his hands on his head. Buildings surround the square on the right of the image with two figures sat in front on a stair, and a freestanding stone archway is visible on the left of the image.
Dimensions
  • Mount width: 590mm
  • Mount height: 469mm
Marks and inscriptions
'Royal Photographic Society/ Alexander Keighley Collection 1948/ Title: The Piazza/ Process: Carbon/ Date: 1923/ No. 37 AK'
Credit line
The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund.
Other numbers
  • 6555 - RPS identifier - inventory no.
  • 37 - RPS identifier - misc.
Collection
Accession number
RPS.2064-2018

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Record createdJune 20, 2018
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