Cleaning Cars at Vauxhall Motors Ltd
Photograph
1953 (made)
1953 (made)
| Artist/Maker |
Broomfield made this work as part of a series commissioned by Vauxhall. In the 'before' shot, two men in shirtsleeves lean against a pair of grimy Vauxhall Veloxes. In the 'after' photograph- following various stages of cleaning, waxing and polishing- they pose proudly next to their gleaming vehicles, looking equally clean and polished themselves.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Cleaning Cars at Vauxhall Motors Ltd (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Gelatin silver print |
| Brief description | Photograph by Maurice Broomfield, Cleaning Cars at Vauxhall Motors Ltd, 1953, gelatin silver print |
| Physical description | Black and white photograph from a series relating to the cleaning of cars. |
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| Summary | Broomfield made this work as part of a series commissioned by Vauxhall. In the 'before' shot, two men in shirtsleeves lean against a pair of grimy Vauxhall Veloxes. In the 'after' photograph- following various stages of cleaning, waxing and polishing- they pose proudly next to their gleaming vehicles, looking equally clean and polished themselves. |
| Other number | CM665 - Negative number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.379:3-2019 |
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| Record created | December 14, 2018 |
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