Boy with British Movement tattoo, in Woolwich pub
Photograph
ca. 1970 - 1980 (photographed)
ca. 1970 - 1980 (photographed)
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Black and white portrait of four young adults (two men, two women) sitting around the table in a pub. The boy in the middle has a British Movement tattoo, and is holding his hand up to his face
Object details
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| Title | Boy with British Movement tattoo, in Woolwich pub (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | Gelatin-silver print |
| Brief description | Boy with British Movement tattoo, in Woolwich pub, gelatin-silver print by Phillip Polglaze, 1981, part of the New Society/The Other Britain collection, gift of Paul Barker |
| Physical description | Black and white portrait of four young adults (two men, two women) sitting around the table in a pub. The boy in the middle has a British Movement tattoo, and is holding his hand up to his face |
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| Credit line | Given by Paul Barker |
| Production | The photograph resulted from a commission by New Society magazine |
| Bibliographic reference | Published in New Society, 26 March 1981 to accompany the article 'The far right fragment' by Stan Taylor ('The National Front has split. The British Movement is perhaps the most prominent, and notorious, of the new groups', pp.538-540. The photograph appears pp.538-539, with the caption 'In a Woolwich pub. The tattoo next tot he wristwatch says 'British Movement', on the other arm, out of sight behind the glass, is tattooed 'Woolwich Skins.' |
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| Accession number | E.82-2006 |
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| Record created | June 20, 2008 |
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