Pearly King and Queen, Southwark
Photograph
1965-1970 (photographed)
1965-1970 (photographed)
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Black and white photograph of an elderly pearly king and queen standing in a park/open space in front of three tower blocks.
Object details
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| Title | Pearly King and Queen, Southwark (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Gelatin-silver print |
| Brief description | Pearly King and Queen, Southwark, gelatin-silver print by Patrick Ward, c.1965-1970, part of the New Society/The Other Britain collection, gift of Paul Barker |
| Physical description | Black and white photograph of an elderly pearly king and queen standing in a park/open space in front of three tower blocks. |
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| Credit line | Given by Paul Barker |
| Historical context | Patrick Ward has been a reportage photographer since the early 1960s. New Society was an early client, along with the Sunday Time Magazine, Smithsonian, National Geographic Traveler, and French and German 'Geos'. |
| Production | The photograph was the result of a commission by New Society magazine Attribution note: Shot by available light with a Leica camera. Processed and printed by Gerry Grove at Grove Hardy. |
| Bibliographic reference | Published in New Society 26.5.1977, to illustrate the article 'Who are the Cockneys' by David White, pp. 382-384. Subtitle ''Cockneys have always got on, and if you're a cockney you should be proud.' This London tribe has now dispersed - but not vanished.' Photograph on pp.383 with caption 'The Pearly Kind and Queen of Southwark.' |
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| Accession number | E.74-2006 |
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| Record created | April 24, 2008 |
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