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Asian Children in Leicester
Photograph
1976 (photographed)
1976 (photographed)
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Black and white photograph of two young boys posing for the camera infront of a white wall, an older girl walking past behind them. Image features racist graffiti on the wall which reads 'Whites Rule OK'.
Object details
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| Title | Asian Children in Leicester (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Gelatin-silver print |
| Brief description | Asian children in Leicester, gelatin-silver print by Ian Berry, 1976, part of the New Society/The Other Britain collection, gift of Paul Barker. Image features racist graffiti alongside the depiction of Asian children. |
| Physical description | Black and white photograph of two young boys posing for the camera infront of a white wall, an older girl walking past behind them. Image features racist graffiti on the wall which reads 'Whites Rule OK'. |
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| Credit line | Given by Paul Barker |
| Production | The photograph resulted from a commission by New Society magazine |
| Bibliographic reference | The photograph was published on the cover of New Society on 26.2.1976, cropped just to show the boys and not the racist graffiti behind. It accompanied an article on 'The happiness of Indian children' by Martin Herbert and A.M.Kallarckal pp.422 to 424. The subtitle read 'Immigrant Indian children in Leicester are less malajusted than their English counterparts. Why is this? A new study points to the importance of the family.' |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.78-2006 |
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| Record created | July 2, 2008 |
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